> you need an internal crusade to fight these impulses. Take the high road in the short-term...

Anthropic is the market leader for advanced AI coding with no serious competitor currently very close and they are preparing to IPO this year. This year is a transition year. The period where every decision would default toward delighting users and increasing perceived value is ending. By next year they'll be fully on the quarterly Wall Street grind of min/maxing every decision to extract the highest possible profit from customers at the lowest possible cost.

This path is inevitable and unavoidable, even with the most well-intentioned management and employees.