@stagas: Sunk cost fallacy is no longer applicable in the age of #AI. Now you can do broad changes without second thought, u can always revert back, without incurring the cost of doing so, since it’s…

Creative technologist @stagas argues that the sunk cost fallacy no longer applies in the age of AI, as AI enables broad changes to be made quickly and effortlessly, allowing easy reversion without incurring costs. Software engineer @evnm responded that the fallacy will still apply, though to a lesser degree, citing his blog post 'Platform engineering still matters' on reuse with agentic coding.

Sunk cost fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk cost Fallacy effect is no longer applicable in the age of . Now you can do broad changes without second thought, u can always revert back, without incurring the cost of doing so, since it’s all done so quickly and effortlessly. @evnm /u/evnm?from=%2Fpost%2F2180%23post-2182 Software engineer https://github.com/evnm GitHub https://github.com/evnm , evnm - Overview evnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. trail runner https://www.strava.com/athletes/68643 Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/68643 , gear-maker. Working on something new for homeowners. Signup for free to see more about Lawrence Join Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout enter to follow /enter?next=%2Fpost%2F2180 replied to @stagas /u/stagas?from=%2Fpost%2F2180%23post-2182 |\ /,| \ creative technologist https://github.com/stagas GitHub https://github.com/stagas .|o o | creator of textlog - --- -------- stagas - Overview stagas has 462 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. open source /tag/open source?from=%2Fpost%2F2180%23post-2182 enter to follow /enter cats /tag/cats?from=%2Fpost%2F2180%23post-2182 enter to follow /enter enter to follow /enter?next=%2Fpost%2F2180 : I think it will still apply, just perhaps to a lesser degree. Kind of related to this blog post https://evnm.substack.com/p/platform-engineering-still-matters evnm.substack.com https://evnm.substack.com/p/platform-engineering-still-matters I wrote recently not to shamelessly plug my stuff 🫣 Platform engineering still matters Reuse is a good thing, even with agentic coding