John Brandon Elam wrote about Why Real Builders Leave and Mediocrity Gets Promoted: “I’ve been talking to professionals across decision intelligence, AI, and software development. Different companies. Different industries. But the same patterns keep emerging:

→ Projects that return millions get less recognition than PowerPoint decks
→ Leaders championing “AI strategy” who can’t define what AI actually is
→ The best builders quietly leave while mediocrity gets promoted.

This is innovation theater. And it’s an industry-wide problem.” Link