Claude users are teaching it to talk like a caveman. Here’s why
THE SO WHAT
Users are literally degrading language to arbitrage token pricing—“caveman speak” is a symptom of misaligned cost models, not creativity. If your AI product forces customers into hacks to manage usage, expect churn the moment a competitor offers sane pricing or better compression.
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