"How hard can it be" is a useful delusion for building what's never been done

gdechichi · x · 2026-10-25

A classic engineering-culture exchange: the quoted post laments that even very experienced people fall into the "how hard can it be" trap, arguing proof-of-concepts only work for the simple case; the author counters that this underestimating delusion is exactly what lets people build things never done before. A shareable take on optimism bias and prototype culture.

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