# Bookmarked: Fanatic defensiveness of a position is likely a recipe for disaster

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2025-06-20
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2025/06/20/fanatic-defensiveness-of-a-position-is-likely-a-recipe-for-disaster/
- Categories: link
- Tags: adaptability, ai, coding, cognitive-flexibility, evolution, models, vibe-coding

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> The next time you catch yourself getting defensive about something - really defensive, like you're personally offended that someone would dare question it - maybe pause for a second. Ask yourself: am I defending this because it's actually good for me, or because I'm scared to imagine alternatives?

*Source:* [When We Become Cheerleaders for Our Own Demise](https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/05/when-we-become-cheerleaders-for-our-own-demise/)

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<p><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Stefano</a>. is on to something here. Cognitive flexibility is a requirement to ensure that you are considering the reality of a situation. The same applies for black and white thinking as well. Being that inflexible suggests that you are unwilling to be adaptable and that suggests you are primarily operating from a position of fear. </p>
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<p>This is not to say that I am against vibe-coding. It has personally helped me get back into developing my own tools. I've made 3 chrome extensions and 7 alfred workflows that are truly making me excited about development and using my computer again. I think there's something here that must be refined, built and leveraged into tremendous productivity gains. However, it's a far cry from a simple utility for myself to a production ready enterprise software. </p>
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