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Word of mouth still beats algorithms sometimes.
Skeptics point to the long history of premature declarations. Their caution is earned, and worth keeping close at hand.
The shift did not happen overnight. It accumulated in quiet decisions, small wins, and a handful of unglamorous fixes that no one tweeted about.
The institutional response has been measured, which in this context is a polite way of saying slow.
A small group of practitioners has been arguing for this approach for years. They are doing their best not to look smug.
Expect the next chapter to be quieter than this one, and more consequential. The loud part is usually the prologue.
Whatever happens next, the baseline has moved. The old assumptions no longer describe the room they were built to describe.
