Execution still matters. Using AI in the background or not, how the idea is implemented and delivered still matters just as much as it always did. People use the term “AI slop” because someone thought execution didn’t matter and AI could do it all for them… and it was terrible. This goes back to what you said about trying to delight the user, this is execution… AI or not.
As for the rest, I think this line is key:
> But I was thinking more like a private user who already trusts what I use by default (because I built it)
Of course you trust what you wrote, but do you trust what everyone else writes? Put yourself in the shoes of your potential customers. Most people don’t know you, your values, your intent… all they have to go by is what you tell them. Also remember, people lie. So don’t just tell them, prove it.
And to your point with AI, the ability for someone to make something that was seemingly done with care and to delight, just so they can steal data, has never been easier. Your take away was execution is cheap, but maybe the take away should be data harvesting is now cheap, and that data is more valuable than ever, so people are right to be wary of anything that is accessing their data.
I'm don't blame you for the mistake, but if AI can't write a correct HN comment maybe execution (ie code review, testing, reading what you're posting) matters more than you think.
No not more than I think because speed of execution is paramount. These things like checklists, they don't really matter. They are important, but they're not the main thing.
Execution still matters. Using AI in the background or not, how the idea is implemented and delivered still matters just as much as it always did. People use the term “AI slop” because someone thought execution didn’t matter and AI could do it all for them… and it was terrible. This goes back to what you said about trying to delight the user, this is execution… AI or not.
As for the rest, I think this line is key:
> But I was thinking more like a private user who already trusts what I use by default (because I built it)
Of course you trust what you wrote, but do you trust what everyone else writes? Put yourself in the shoes of your potential customers. Most people don’t know you, your values, your intent… all they have to go by is what you tell them. Also remember, people lie. So don’t just tell them, prove it.
And to your point with AI, the ability for someone to make something that was seemingly done with care and to delight, just so they can steal data, has never been easier. Your take away was execution is cheap, but maybe the take away should be data harvesting is now cheap, and that data is more valuable than ever, so people are right to be wary of anything that is accessing their data.
2026! Blasted AI copy edit to reduce spiciness also took it back in time
I'm don't blame you for the mistake, but if AI can't write a correct HN comment maybe execution (ie code review, testing, reading what you're posting) matters more than you think.
No not more than I think because speed of execution is paramount. These things like checklists, they don't really matter. They are important, but they're not the main thing.
"They aren't being "ninnies"; they are being wise." damn the AI writing is so blatant