Asking great questions beats answering them in an AI-centric world
signulll · x · 2026-11-03
The author argues that discovering what you don't know is far more interesting than demonstrating what you do — a mindset that fits perfectly in an AI-centric world. He illustrates it with an anecdote of turning a job interview around by asking the interviewer harder questions than he got, and praises people who answer questions with better questions.
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