I know it sounds like humble bragging
when I complain about classy problems.
Too many options.
Too much opportunity.
Too many people who want in.
I say I’m overwhelmed.
Am I?
These aren’t survival problems.
They’re post-survival.
They’re the problems that only show up
after the essentials have been provided.
I call it pressure.
It’s a privilege. An opportunity.
I can’t see the loop
of confusing complexity for pain.
Mistaking burden for contribution.
I thought I wanted relief.
What I needed was restraint.
Like editing a post
that has too many good ideas
I can’t stand to let one go.
This loop looks like difficulty.
It’s discomfort.
The suffering of scaling signals.
What helps me reframe is remembering:
Classy problems don’t need to be fixed.
They need to be considered
They are showing me
what the next version of next
needs to include.
They show up when things are working.
The presence of classy problems
is an indicator that the system
is developing.
Are you naming a problem to solve or
designing a classier system?