The solution proposed is not good because it presents “hire 10x” and “support 1x” as some sort of exclusive options. Of course, the smart choice for orgs is to

The solution proposed is not good because it presents “hire 10x” and “support 1x” as some sort of exclusive options. Of course, the smart choice for orgs is to do both. If I had to choose a single (and I don’t) I’d go with a few 10x progs over dozens of 1x because small teams work better in general due to coordination overhead. This is no excuse for letting 10x be jerks and I would probably run away from any hiring notice that talked about 10x. I think this follows my observation that smart people don’t talk about being smart, they be smart.