AI Is Steroids for Silicon Valley

For years, bros have chased the dream of getting jacked without getting fat. Pure muscle, zero body fat. All gains, no cost.

Silicon Valley has been running the same play. The obsession isn't muscle mass. It's stock price. And just like in the gym, the question has always been the same. How do you get gains without carrying the weight?

Human beings are expensive. Salaries, benefits, sick days, parental leave, healthcare. That's the fat. For decades, tech companies had to carry it to function. You couldn't build anything without people, and people came with overhead. Then AI arrived, and suddenly you can automate away entire layers of the workforce and still hit your growth targets. Pure gains.

Anyone who has actually tried to cut fat knows that the leaner you get the worse you feel.

As AI absorbs role after role, the people still inside these companies aren't fighting to get promoted. They're fighting to be that last bit of essential body fat. The one function the machine still can't run without. Everyone wants to be the person who keeps the lights on just enough that they don't get cut next quarter.

It's not a race to the top anymore. It's a race to be the last one left.

Not every organization wants to be on gear though. Some will stay natty. They'll grow a little slower, without the side effects. Maybe a little whey protein here and there. Maybe a bit of TRT. A small boost when it counts. But they'll keep the human element intact. And honestly, 15% body fat isn't so bad. You can stay happy and healthy at 15%.