What swyx thinks about journalism

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Writer and developer. He runs the Latent Space newsletter and podcast about AI engineering, and writes essays on software and careers at swyx.io.

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1. 27 Feb 2026

   Our readingCommentators who hype early exponential growth typically move on to other topics once the trend levels off into an asymptote.

   Their wordsand then as things hit invisible asymptotes those same loud voices who write viral essays have curiously moved on to other things.

   ↗Constance Crozier: Forecasting s-curves is hardswyx.io

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3. 7 Dec 2025

   Our readingThe best follow-up questions in an interview push back and challenge what the guest just said.

   Their wordsThe highest art of followup is disagreement - challenging what they said, pushing back on it.

   ↗How To Podcastswyx.io 3rd of 3 in this piece