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If we do not learn from the last twenty years of cynical UI patterns, we will build a generation of cynical AI that is even harder to escape because it will talk to us like a friend while picking our pockets.

A cynic never waits forever. Every external call must have a strict timeout. If a response doesn't come back in time, the software moves on rather than letting threads pile up and exhaust resources. cynical software

At every layer, the assumption is the same: Someone is going to try to break this. Stop them before they start. If we do not learn from the last