I like this article because it raises and explores some interesting and important ideas. However, the problems, their causes, etc feel oversimplified to me, which made it difficult for me to stay engaged.

For example, there seems to be a built-in assumption that just because things are this way (currently), they will/must always be this way. The focus on developers, developers, developers ignores the existence, roles, and contributions of product owners, architects, etc, who can and should balance the drive to remove friction at every opportunity and at any cost. The assertion that employers will expect the workday to start the moment an employee enters a self-driving vehicle may be true, but the assumption seems to be that the employee has no choice but to comply.

Taken together, all of this feels a little like the deck is being stacked to support the article’s dramatic title and thesis — that efficiency is a delusion. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be.

Just my $0.02