On the folly of tokenmaxxing

“Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.” — Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAI gives us an unprecedented ability to add. The danger is that we begin to mistake accumulation for value.Delivery is only the beginning (or be mindful of catabolic collapse)Every new system and feature adds obligations: it must be operated, secured, monitored, documented, integrated, upgraded and eventually replaced or retired. Hackers love a juicy target, even if it’s that half-forgotten service that people are unsure whether it’s safe to turn off or not. If we respond to “cheaper” software creation by producing far more software, we may accumulate obligations faster than we acquire the capacity to discharge them. Under the weight of the proliferation of software, the organization starts to sacrifice its ability to build what it will need next to react effectively to changing market conditions and opportunities.This is the…