The 'megaproject era': one person now ships in days what took teams months
apples_jimmy · x · 2026-09-29
A popular framing making the rounds: we're in the "megaproject era," where a single person can build in days what once took a dedicated team months. The author prefers the softer label "gentle singularity" — both capture AI-driven individual productivity approaching team-scale output.
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