One week into OpenAI: the 'absurd bias toward action' still persists
charliermarsh · x · 2026-09-30
Designer thenanyu, one week into OpenAI, describes its extreme bias toward action: a casual chat about a possible future yields a drafted PR by the time you're back at your desk, and "lunch next week" becomes a calendar invite within five minutes. He notes downsides—everything feels hair-trigger—but argues this energy can't be taught and is nearly impossible to regain once lost, and it's striking it persists now that OpenAI spans multiple massive SF buildings.
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