Theo mocks startups chasing 6% token savings that make agents dumber
prateekj · x · 2026-11-07
Theo ridicules the trend of startups jumping through hoops to cut token usage by just 6%, making developer workflows worse and agents dumber. Prateekj agrees: focus on 10x improvements instead of squeezing marginal token-efficiency gains.
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