Hot take: first impressions (2026 edition)

I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts.

Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts. Long-time lurker, first-time poster.