This was hardly a surprise [0]. Yet another example that stupid fads like "tokenmaxxing" were just designed to drain budgets (Uber [0], Amazon [1] and many oth

This was hardly a surprise [0]. Yet another example that stupid fads like "tokenmaxxing" were just designed to drain budgets (Uber [0], Amazon [1] and many others all falling for it) without understanding what exactly should be built any why. The ones still actively encouraging it were creating the illusion of "productivity" gains with frivolous measurements such as "leaderboards" and dishing out timed discounts like a casino or a betting shop would. Now do you really think "tokenmaxxing" with a fleet of multiple subagents with loops on auto mode (by default) with the highest model settings (xhigh) running for days 24 / 7 per employee is a good idea? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277922 [1] https://fortune.com/2026/08/07/uber-ai-spending-tokenmaxxing-is-over-cto/ https://fortune.com/2026/08/07/uber-ai-spending-tokenmaxxing... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-leaderboard-tokenmaxxing-2026-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-leaderboard-tokenm...