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Framework Hell, Tutorial Hell... now Skill Hell

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  • Names a new failure mode, “Skill Hell”: combining multiple frameworks and skills into an AI agent without a coherent strategy overloads the context window.
  • Frames it as the natural successor to “Framework Hell” and “Tutorial Hell” — each generation of dev tooling produces its own version of unmanaged proliferation.
  • Core argument: the fix is more user control, not more automation — intentional, deliberate skill orchestration rather than loading every skill into the agent’s context by default.
  • Practical takeaway: audit which skills/frameworks are actually loaded per task rather than enabling everything globally.