Is this a bot? I feel like HN is dying (for me at least) with all the em-dashes and the "it's not just X, it's Z".

This is correct. Had lunch with a senior staff engineer going for a promo to principal soon. He explained he was early to CC, became way more productive than his peers, and got the staff promo. Now he’s not sharing how he uses the agent so he maintains his lead over his peers.

This is so clearly a losing strategy. So clearly not even staff level performance let alone principal level.

Why the downvotes? It is the defining characteristic of the staff+ level to empower others. Individual contributions don’t matter at this level.