Cynical Software Jun 2026

: "Naive cynicism" can turn collaboration into a zero-sum game where one person's win is viewed as another's loss. Market Erosion

Why? Because we are bored. We are bored of solving the same boring problems (CRUD apps), so we invent complexity to make ourselves feel smart. We introduce Kubernetes clusters for a blog that gets three hits a month. We implement Event Sourcing for a to-do list. cynical software

: Cynical software is never surprised when things go wrong because it assumes they will. Zero trust : "Naive cynicism" can turn collaboration into a