The simulacra framing is perfect for what we're seeing with founders right now—they're optimizing for "AI readiness" as a symbol rather than solving actual customer problems that AI enables. I've watched dozens of $5-20M companies bolt on AI features that nobody asked for, then wonder why retention didn't budge.
The simulacra framing is perfect for what we're seeing with founders right now—they're optimizing for "AI readiness" as a symbol rather than solving actual customer problems that AI enables. I've watched dozens of $5-20M companies bolt on AI features that nobody asked for, then wonder why retention didn't budge.