Building software is a social world, or was; not anymore.

For decades, software required teamwork. Developers had to collaborate—clash, disagree, push back—because no single person could build alone.

Now one person can. Which is remarkable. But we’re losing something real: the collision between humans, and the learning that comes from friction.

Here’s why it matters: you only know what you know, and you do not know what you do not know. An AI won’t tell you what’s missing. It confirms what you already believe.

So you feel confident. You stop asking. You don't need anyone else. That isolation—built on invisible gaps—is loneliness. And loneliness is the price of speed.

Most engineers won’t mind. They were always confident in their own thinking. They’ll take the solo path.

But the rare ones who wanted to build collaboratively? They’ll suffer. The system no longer supports what they need. Collaboration becomes friction in an AI-optimized world.