If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you know whats going on?
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Virticle Desk · Edited to Virticle Standards
October 19, 2026
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The human is the plot.
In short: If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how do you know whats going on?
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If you don't run your own LLM proxy, how the fuck do you even know whats going on? I think the title captures the idea fully but I'll dig into it because this ain't Twitter. You're working an idea, a piece of code, or a multibillion a year SaaS app which is probably saving the world.
This cleared Virticle’s weekday bar because it looks consequential for someone who is not giving a keynote — not because it won a thread.
Why a human should care
Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
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