Weekly discussion: late-night thoughts (2026 edition) [v5]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.

Looking for honest feedback, not validation.

I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts. This came up at a meetup recently and the room was split, so curious what the broader community thinks. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks.