The 'Just Add Two Eggs' Problem: Why AI Coding Tools May Need to Feel Harder
iliadz · reddit · 2026-09-24
After an engineer's viral post about Claude Code turning work into 12-hour days of pressing enter, a Redditor draws on the classic 1950s cake-mix story: psychologist Ernest Dichter found housewives felt boxed mixes were too easy, and having them crack a fresh egg restored a sense of craft—and sales took off.
The poster asks whether AI coding has hit its own 'add two eggs' inflection point, suggesting tools like Claude should pause more often to ask questions mid-session, or add small conversational moments, so users retain a genuine sense of participation rather than rubber-stamping agent output.
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