Know before your role does.
pssst. this is to sign up for updates on the game ;)
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April 15, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsTurning your infinite component library into a single line of config.
Professional curator of dropdown menu edge cases.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Automated pixel-perfect consistency at scale








ow.youAI▸ COMPONENT-FLOW 9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHSAI's Special Power
standardizes every UI element instantly
You spend all day documenting button states and debating token naming conventions in Figma. It is glorious busywork.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only person who knows why the primary button padding is weird.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Rulesets detect non-compliant button padding automatically.
Month 4
Design tokens push directly to production code without human touch.
Month 8
Vision models build missing variants from existing style guides.
Month 13
Documentation updates itself as code changes happen.
Month 18 · D-Day
The system sustains itself while you seek meaningful employment.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96%
4000/year
Naming bikeshed hours
Infinity
Button variants created
Zero
Design tokens updated
Your severance
One free subscription to a stock vector site.
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