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 The mythical 10x engineer is a scam.

Efficiency in delivering software is the least interesting concern.

Real breakthroughs are made by 1000000x engineers. Not because they are such incredible developers.

No, it’s because they see WHAT to build in a way no one else can; their output yields paradigm shifts, not mere marginal efficiency gains.

nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg is one such developer. Satoshi was another one.