I think this touches the base of the disagreement about their existence: the unspoken definition being used. When I hear 10x programmer I definitely don't thin

I think this touches the base of the disagreement about their existence: the unspoken definition being used. When I hear 10x programmer I definitely don't think "that they are 10x more productive in grinding jira tickets." I think there are programmers who can build something that would take ten or more other developers to replicate. And that's "easy" since some people can win by choosing the right game to compete in.