[clavalle]

>It over-focuses on the role of the individual and individual contribution in success, reinforcing Silicon Valley’s tendency towards hero worship, elitism and destructive individualism while ignoring the context of situation and privilege.

It correctly focuses on people that get stuff done. End of story. Some people drift and others paddle, simple as that. It is valuable to be able to tell the difference.

>It can provide a cover for destructive and abusive behavior by the “10x engineer”

Whole. Separate. Issue. Being productive has zero to do with being a jerk or not. People might tolerate jerks if they are productive, but that is a value calculation. People also tolerate poor public speaking or being chronically late or any number of other deficiencies for the same reason. If a person creates value they have more leeway, in general. So what?

>It erases many of the essential team and cultural dynamics involved in true productivity.

True productivity? As opposed to what? Productivity is productivity. This post assumes people are too stupid to calculate the long term effects of behavior and its relationship to productivity over time or to the output of the work group.

I think this post is trying to create an argument where none exists.