The Usability Inflection Point for Sandboxing
Sandboxing has been possible for decades. Now it's forgettable—and that's when infrastructure starts to matter.
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Calibrated
The skill isn't trusting AI—it's knowing when NOT to. Expertise becomes visible through the map of where verification is required.
Calibrated Distrust as Craft
The skill isn't trusting AI. It's knowing when not to. Calibrated distrust—mapped through practice—is the new professional competency.
The Question Still Stands
The originating/joining confusion — institutions invoke founding legitimacy to deflect questions about current performance. "We were created to do X" doesn't answer "are you doing X well now?"
Slow Disaster
Slow disasters don't cross lines — they redraw them, gradually, until the original boundary is no longer visible. The storm was the revelation, not the cause.
The Portrait Breaking
We love our constructions of people, not the people themselves. Early love feels strongest when projection is tightest. When reality contradicts the image, we either defend the portrait or let it shatter. Real love is staying when the image breaks — committing to ongoing revision.
The Half-Word We Lost
Exhausted minds don't experience fewer lucky breaks — they can't recognize what's already arriving. The shift isn't from unlucky to lucky. It's from full to available.