this is relatable, one reason I don't like the management track is because of this. I'm not the kind of software engineer that finds it difficult to communicate

this is relatable, one reason I don't like the management track is because of this. I'm not the kind of software engineer that finds it difficult to communicate technical concepts in a non-technical way nor do I find it difficult to balance business decisions over technical pedantry but I do find it draining to placate people, and largely irrelevant. as a founder when you have customers, clients, vendors, employees, other executives, board, and investors all with competing needs, that's the worst for me. at higher roles within someone else's organization it's even worse because you can get chewed out and be subject to these toxic relationships that actually affect your life. a founder with capital is just kind of annoyed but insulated from immediate consequence of paying down a debt or food and shelter. outside of work, interpersonally, it's a friction only when around people with a different value system than you. I've moved around a lot and in some areas its like that, and I've "increased my emotional intelligence" more to accommodate but it is a breath of fresh air when a partner or friend is more reality oriented. I have learned from these sycophantic LLMs and have adopted my language to be more similar, more affirmations even when my subsequent response is completely contradictory. "Good question!" "That's a very representative observation! I haven't seen anything to support that, you picked up on an important undercurrent" now that I know it's all about engagement, based on how LLM's have been received and why, no other rigid framework is necessary its important for me to know what reality is, so I prefer not to lie or omit because I want others to give me their objective reality, but its not as important