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2 observations
All Almost Tech Savvy Baby Development Body vs System Care as Infrastructure Invisible Expertise Translation Friction
#002 Almost Tech Savvy

System: Watching AI Code Editors Compete for Attention (Windsurf vs Claude Code vs OpenCode)

The system assumes model orchestration can be abstracted away from the user. In practice, model choice still leaks into outcomes and cost.

Control vs Abstraction Tradeoff. These tools try to hide complexity (model selection, orchestration), but: less control → more hidden cost + unpredictability more control (Claude Code directly) → better outputs, fewer errors This is classic UX tension… like autopilot vs manual driving.
#001 Care as Infrastructure

System: Children Hospital Appointment in Ireland

The system assumes that care ends at discharge, and that follow-up will happen without active coordination from the parent.

Care Discontinuity, Infrastructure Stratification, Institutional Amnesia