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Tradeoffs

the article linked is beautiful. and concise, and pre-ai (https://stephango.com/design-is-compromise)

compromise is an even more negative word nowadays. i was incredibly tired of hearing “both/and” at previous jobs

sometimes it’s an either/or

sometimes it’s a compromise

but if you want a less dirty word - use “tradeoff”

especially with ai we are making tradeoffs ALL the time.

(often trading time to pull the slot machine that is prompting/loops)