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Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by Nicook » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC

eooekwe wrote: post #49

Aurornis wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Agreed. This place is legit delululand. Funny, I see HN as having a high concentration of anti-AI comments and general AI doubt. Yours included. The vibe among less technical people I talk to has a negative sentiment about AI and AI companies, but largely because they see AI as more effective and capable. They think it’s coming for their job and way of life and they don’t like that.

Your post captures exactly what I’m saying. If AI is coming for people’s jobs and it’s more effective, the management of firms across multiple industries should reflect that by firing lots of people right now. Why wait? Collect the extra cash flows today given future expectations of technological progress. Who says no to more money? Lmfao. Or… perhaps they don’t quite stand all that much behind that claim. Moreover ‘…

I believe he is referencing the proletariat masses, the rabble, etc.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by 2earth » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

pickleglitch wrote: post #3

No comment on the content of the article, but I have to say bravo to whoever wrote that headline.

Reminds me of (though different wordplay) Foot heads arms body

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Michael_Foot#Foot_Heads_A...]

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by penguin_booze » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC

pickleglitch wrote: post #3

No comment on the content of the article, but I have to say bravo to whoever wrote that headline.

> to whoever

Whomever.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by JohnMakin » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

> "There will be a reckoning when it comes to budgets around these things," he said, "because CFOs are starting to as 'Why are we spending all this money and not gaining anything?'"

Yea, currently the thinking seems to be, if we're spending money on tokens, the work is inherently worth it. However, this clearly cannot always be the case - one of the more difficult things I've worked on lately is tracking token usage to measurable work outputs, but measuring work output reliably is a notoriously difficult problem historically in tech, and opens a lot of uncomfortable conversations.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by pickleglitch » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

semireg wrote: post #32

pickleglitch wrote: post #3

No comment on the content of the article, but I have to say bravo to whoever wrote that headline.

Reminds me of the Arrested Development scene: Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb.

This scene nearly killed me, haha.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by pickleglitch » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

penguin_booze wrote: post #63

pickleglitch wrote: post #3

No comment on the content of the article, but I have to say bravo to whoever wrote that headline.

> to whoever Whomever.

Whomever gives a shit?

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by CamperBob2 » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC

1over137 wrote: post #46

Foobar8568 wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We have the infamous "Dropbox" is a weekend project, well now I'd say we are in the era of it. And I bet I could build within 5 working day a Saas replacement of Domo. There is no moat anymore.

>We have the infamous "Dropbox" is a weekend project... Oh really? Then why is syncthing (for example), still so much harder to use than dropbox?

Because you're trying to use it yourself. Don't do that, tell Claude to write a script that does what you want.

I'm only being half-flippant here.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by clearstack » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC

JohnMakin wrote: post #64

> "There will be a reckoning when it comes to budgets around these things," he said, "because CFOs are starting to as 'Why are we spending all this money and not gaining anything?'" Yea, currently the thinking seems to be, if we're spending money on tokens, the work is inherently worth it. However, this clearly cannot always be the case - one of the more difficult things I've worked on lately is tracking token usage…

The 10-K numbers back this up. 43 big tech companies in 2025: net income +$157B but FCF shrank $10B. All eaten by capex. CFOs will notice.

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by reducesuffering » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC

monegator wrote: post #38

semireg wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reminds me of the Arrested Development scene: Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb.

Also the tongue twisters from princess carolyn

"BoHo go bye bye for joey pogo? that's a no go bro"

Re: Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO

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Post by gottorf » Mon, May 18, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

CamperBob2 wrote: post #67

1over137 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>We have the infamous "Dropbox" is a weekend project... Oh really? Then why is syncthing (for example), still so much harder to use than dropbox?

Because you're trying to use it yourself. Don't do that, tell Claude to write a script that does what you want. I'm only being half-flippant here.

Would you trust your private files to a Claude-generated Dropbox/syncthing clone?