There's also the question of authentic/traditional to which part of china, in particular in cases where dishes with the same name aren't made the same. But beyond that, just because there's a dish on the menu one recognizes from their homeland doesn't mean it's prepared the same.

My favorite is when people say they like "asian cuisine" or "asian food". China alone has several distinct cuisines. Why do we act like this is a monolithic concept?

October 97, not 94!

I use the GenAI tools all the time and I'll be the first to admit that cognitive debt is a real thing

> I thought programming was the same thing for a long time but have grown to find out that this is not the case.

> The thing with being a PM or a designer is that this skill is learnable.

This is an absurd take. Everyone looks at the other side and says, "Yeah I could do that". Few can.