2021: it can’t even autocomplete a line
2022: it can’t even write a whole function
2023: it can’t even pass a coding interview
2024: it can’t even build an app
2025: it can’t even handle complex projects
2026: oh no
Agency > Intelligence
I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?
Grok explanation is ~close:
“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path.
People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next.
It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”
I think @elonmusk finally managed to fix the X algo. Yesterday I marked several political posts as "not interested" and today I have 0 political posts on my For You page. Nice! 🙂 It may finally be useable!
i followed some random tutorial and built an ai receptionist agent that can take bookings over the phone for you. i’m both amazed and terrified how good it is 😳
Don't have much time during the week so weekends are for side projects. I'm quickly learning that with so many AI tools in my arsenal I can work on multiple apps at the same time.
I've got one being created in @lovable from scratch and another one that is now in a more advanced state that I'm now working on in @cursor_ai locally. It's like having a team of junior devs 🤯 I'm just giving them tasks and while one is executing I'm working with the other one. The most exciting part is you can do this for free or $20ish per month, so development is definitely changed a lot over the last couple of years.
Just need to make sure you don't give them too much at a time and they're getting the stuff done!
i'm seriously impressed with @cursor_ai using the gemini 2.5 pro model. it basically took a project where Claude 3.7 was struggling to make progress and fixed everything in one go. Later I asked it to completely rewrite a node.js backend in python and it did without any errors 🤯
Ok, time for a #vibejam update:
✅ Finally have FPV mode working. That took longer than I'm willing to admit and in the end I had to do it manually with targeted code questions because Claude 3.7 wasn't getting anywhere in Agent mode.
✅ You can also now drop bombs that explode after 3 secs.
The NPCs are getting a bit aggressive - if you stop to take a break they all jump on to you and kill you..
Added an FPS display and I found out that the fps rate significantly drops if you're on a Mac and your battery goes below 30-40%.. Will look into way of improving that and Multiplayer next.
https://t.co/Xm60KRAgBS
Updates to https://t.co/BFvibmGZ2T!
- We’re now participating in @levelsio’s vibejam! Check out the new #vibejam detail section on our main page.
- Step into the salon and find a random game waiting in the middle, ready to surprise you.
- Toggle through different salon light modes with the L key to set your mood.
- Fresh games by @StefanBuilds, @HolyCoward, @tbleckert, @stannedev, @ferrants, and more.
Jump in and enjoy the updates! #AI #GameDev #ArcadeSalon #vibeconding #indiegame