Topic: infinite software

72 chunks · 37 episodes

2.8x burst in 2025 Q3
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Peak quarter intensity across the topic's active span. Higher values mean attention was concentrated into a shorter stretch rather than spread evenly over time.

Topic summary

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A short read on the topic's time range, peak episode, and strongest associations. Use it as the quick orientation before drilling into examples.
  • infinite software appears in 72 chunks across 37 episodes, from 2024-12-16 to 2026-05-26.
  • Its densest episode is Bits and Bobs 9/29/25 (2025-09-29), with 5 observations on this topic.
  • Semantically it travels with app model, magnitude cheaper, and sensitive data, while by chunk count it sits between schelling point and network effect; its yearly rank moved from #147 in 2024 to #11 in 2026.

Over time

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Raw mentions over time. Use this to see absolute attention, not relative rank among all topics.
Mean 1.9 mentions per episode across the full range2024-12-16: 1 mention2025-03-17: 1 mention2025-04-21: 4 mentions2025-04-28: 3 mentions2025-06-02: 1 mention2025-06-09: 1 mention2025-06-16: 2 mentions2025-06-30: 1 mention2025-07-07: 1 mention2025-07-14: 4 mentions2025-07-21: 3 mentions2025-08-04: 1 mention2025-08-11: 2 mentions2025-08-18: 1 mention2025-08-25: 3 mentions2025-09-02: 4 mentions2025-09-08: 3 mentions2025-09-15: 2 mentions2025-09-29: 5 mentions2025-10-06: 2 mentions2025-10-27: 1 mention2025-11-24: 1 mention2025-12-01: 1 mention2025-12-08: 1 mention2025-12-15: 1 mention2025-12-22: 1 mention2026-01-12: 2 mentions2026-01-19: 1 mention2026-01-26: 3 mentions2026-02-02: 5 mentions2026-02-16: 2 mentions2026-02-23: 1 mention2026-04-27: 1 mention2026-05-04: 1 mention2026-05-11: 3 mentions2026-05-18: 1 mention2026-05-26: 1 mention2024-12-16: 12025-03-17: 12025-04-21: 42025-04-28: 32025-06-02: 12025-06-09: 12025-06-16: 22025-06-30: 12025-07-07: 12025-07-14: 42025-07-21: 32025-08-04: 12025-08-11: 22025-08-18: 12025-08-25: 32025-09-02: 42025-09-08: 32025-09-15: 22025-09-29: 52025-10-06: 22025-10-27: 12025-11-24: 12025-12-01: 12025-12-08: 12025-12-15: 12025-12-22: 12026-01-12: 22026-01-19: 12026-01-26: 32026-02-02: 52026-02-16: 22026-02-23: 12026-04-27: 12026-05-04: 12026-05-11: 32026-05-18: 12026-05-26: 12024-12-162026-05-26

Observations

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The primary evidence view for this topic. Sort it chronologically when you want concrete examples behind the larger pattern.

The PM job might be iterated to zero.

from Bits and Bobs 11/24/25 ·

...he PM job is about making software that can be sold to users. But in a world of infinite software, everyone can have software perfectly fit to them. The idea that PMs will create one-size-fits-none software is downstream of software being expensiv...