Bitter Lesson Is Being Bastardized: Scaling Actually Demands New Algorithmic Primitives
juliusadml · x · 2026-11-08
juliusadml pushes back on the overgeneralization of the Bitter Lesson essay, arguing that simplistic scaling dogma is being bastardized. His counterpoint: just because bubble sort is simple doesn't mean you should scale it — real scaling demands inventing new algorithmic primitives rather than naively amplifying simple methods. A technical rebuttal to the current "scaling is all you need" narrative.
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