What part of this felt most uncomfortably familiar?

Was it:

the hidden setup tax,

the tool sprawl,

the middle-manager trap,

or the moment you realized your stack still needed you to babysit it?

I’m especially curious what your current AI stack does that feels like real leverage, versus what only looked good on paper.

If you’ve got an example, drop it below. The more specific, the better. That is where the useful patterns usually show up.