Hot take: Understanding compute, capital, and power is more durable than prompting skills
jocarrasqueira · x · 2026-08-29
The author argues that the skill best aging right now isn't knowing how to prompt, but understanding how compute, capital, and power actually move. The advice is to learn what happens behind the scenes, not just in the chat window, to stay relevant in the industry past the next hype cycle.
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