The twist that makes it fit your post especially well: it’s not you who got better — it’s the bike. The new frontier model is a bike that basically balances itself now, so the wheels that used to be essential are just extra weight. And the question underneath your post — “am I losing my skills?” — maps onto the nagging feeling every kid has taking off training wheels: is my own balance getting better, or am I just relying on a better bike?Training wheels on a bike. When you first learn to ride, training wheels (your AGENTS.md, Superpowers, AI Best Practices for Drupal) keep you from crashing — they compensate for a lack of balance and judgment. As you get better, you don’t need them anymore; in fact, they start to drag and slow you down. Taking them off feels risky at first, since you spent so long depending on them, but it’s actually the sign you’ve grown enough to ride on your own.
Here’s a metaphor that fits the post well:
