A satirical critique of ideological purity: communism, Agile, and AI agents
By
Elliot Morris
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
The article draws a satirical parallel between three concepts: the unfulfilled promise of true communism, the ideal of "proper" Agile methodology in software development, and the hype around agentic AI workflows. It argues that proponents of each ideology claim their system has never been "truly tried" due to external sabotage or improper implementation. The piece critiques this pattern of reasoning as a rhetorical escape hatch that shields ideologies from criticism by blaming failure on imperfect adoption rather than inherent flaws.
Key quotes
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Agile works, it's just companies refuse to adopt it properly. People insist on thinking in top down terms, managers demand up front estimates, alas.
The people not on board with going all in on agentic workflows are just holding them wrong.
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