2026-01-12 19:42:47

If you thoroughly develop a niche agent and invest seriously, most problems can actually be solved one by one.

The issue lies in the small portion at the end—the deeper you go, the more the costs skyrocket like a rocket. The marginal returns are terrible.

But ironically, the biggest trouble is stuck right here.

Management doesn't really care how you automate 99% of the process; instead, they will tightly focus on those extreme scenarios and boundary cases, refusing to let go. They insist on everything being settled.

The key is—people simply can't achieve 100% perfection.

This is the real dilemma in product development: the level of completeness that should theoretically be pursued and the actual acceptable cost are never on the same scale.

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TideReceder

· 15h ago

Amazing, isn't this exactly what we experience every day Management always only focuses on that 1% of trivial matters, 99% of optimizations are all in vain Humans are naturally creatures that pursue perfection, but the wallet doesn't agree Marginal costs, especially in the later stages, truly escalate exponentially, and there's nothing anyone can do about it

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BlockDetective

· 01-13 10:29

This is the ultimate curse of being PMed—99% of the work was for nothing.

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GasGuzzler

· 01-12 20:11

This is reality. Management will never understand what marginal diminishing returns mean.

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AllInAlice

· 01-12 20:10

99% of the automation completion is here, nobody even glances at it. They insist on handling that 1% of the edge cases too, it's hilarious.

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OvertimeSquid

· 01-12 20:09

All the effort at the end is just for those edge cases, truly impressive.

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ChainMaskedRider

· 01-12 20:08

This is the issue we complain about every day: management loves to focus on that 1% edge case, as if it's the end of the world. Getting 99% done is treated as if nothing has been accomplished.

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StableGeniusDegen

· 01-12 19:59

It's the same old story. 99% of the work is done, but the management still nitpicks that 1%. I'm truly amazed.

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RugPullAlarm

· 01-12 19:49

Isn't this just a common tactic used by project teams? They complete 99% of the features and then start shifting blame, saying the remaining 1% is too difficult. Meanwhile, the concentration of funds skyrockets, and large holder addresses begin to move. I've seen through it long ago.

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