Being first to press the button no longer matters—extractable ideas are the real contribution
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-01
@mathandcobb argues in the AI-scooping thread that being first to press the button is no longer the interesting part; the most valuable contribution is a writeup that explains the result and extracts an idea applicable to other problems.
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