For a long time, technology rewarded being the best.
The fastest system. The smartest algorithm. The most powerful tool.
But something subtle is changing.
In many areas, the difference between best and good enough has become almost invisible to users. The extra performance exists — but it no longer changes how things feel.
What does change the experience is reliability. Predictability. The absence of friction.
People don't abandon tools because they aren't perfect. They abandon them because they're tiring.
As technology grows more capable, excellence is shifting.
It's moving away from peak performance and toward consistency.
The products that last won't be the ones that win benchmarks. They'll be the ones that quietly fit into people's lives without asking for attention.
In a world full of impressive systems, being easy to live with is becoming a competitive advantage.
That's the change worth noticing.