The Comment on This Post at the Bottom Is Characteristic...  🔗 **Source:** [The Comment on This Post at the Bottom Is Characteristic...](https://twitter.com/DuaneStorey/status/2044675110783574503/?rw_tt_thread=True) 📄 **Full text:** ![[Full Document Contents/Tweets/The Comment on This Post at the Bottom Is Characteristic....md|The Comment on This Post at the Bottom Is Characteristic... by Duane Storey]] ## Highlights - WordPress is having its 1997 Apple moment right now. It's needs Steve Jobs #2, not Steve Jobs #1. I just don't see Matt being the guy to lead it through this transition unfortunate ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kpb3acgngccn3735bs5sqft6)) - Next, I would stop worrying about backwards compatibility and just retool WordPress for the future. Is breaking backwards plugin compatibility a real issue? It used to be sure, but you can either make a migration layer or even just create a .md file showing AI how to go from the old system to the new one. Asking companies to spend months retooling their plugins for a new system used to be a big ask. Asking them to spend two or three days on it with AI is reasonable, especially if it opens up new functionality and a new futu ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kpb3b1n2d3j1e8bbjagr6gae)) - and that means more than retooling the admin panel or a few menus. It needs thought leaders again, not followers, people with real vision. It had lots ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kpb3c34hajw0g0kg58m0ht3a))