In the Bay Area, the ultimate status signal is stressing about lack of compute
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-09-28
A witty take on AI-industry culture: in the Bay Area, the best way to signal status is to act visibly stressed about not having enough compute — a sign that compute scarcity has become the industry's default anxiety.
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