dhh on agency: 'It's rarely given. It's taken, then recognized'
jamesbrooksco · x · 2026-09-14
Ruby on Rails creator DHH posted a short but resonant take on agency in the AI era: "Agency is rarely given. It's taken, then recognized." The line frames autonomy as something practitioners must seize first before others acknowledge it, a sentiment that struck a chord in AI circles about proactively claiming ownership of one's work with AI tools.
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