Peteranother successful guy in his 50s has been one-shotted by Claude. F in the chat for Mike Masnick, may his brain RIP. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web/
i guess it's pretty exciting to build your first piece of software, but i wish these people would write a follow-up on what it's like to maintain a piece of software that you don't know how it works.
tons of "men playing with model trains" energy. like, good for you dude, i hope this is still fun when Claude costs $2k/mo.
i think these guys in their 50s want to get the satisfaction of self-sufficiency without the hard work that produces actual self-sufficiency. like, the Type of Guy who gets to that age and buys a cabin in the woods, but with a hydraulic log-splitter and thousands of dollars worth of solar panels and a grocery delivery service. and then they walk around in flannel and boots bragging about going off grid. sure dude.
again: it's **always** men doing this shit. i can't think of a single example of a prominent woman in her 50s who has suddenly started vibe-coding her own apps and telling everyone about how it's a game-changer. the male brain must be studied!
i am sure there are some examples of Women of a Certain Age who have been one-shotted, and i would certainly like to hear about them! for science!! personally, i've only seen men, and almost always men in their 50s
i can think of counter-examples!! @Mer__edith, for example, is like "fuck this shit, absolutely not." queen.
jonathankoren™@peter yes. Do not democratize.
KEEP THE GATE STRONG!!!
— signed a guy five months away from being in his 50s and has programmed for over 40 years.
Jeff Benzos@jonathankoren @peter shut the fuck up. "Democratize" by burning the world down so people can custom order unmaintainable garbage, you people should be kicked in the fucking face until candy comes out
Misuse Case@peter If I, a Woman of a Certain Age, were vibe-coding some apps for my own personal use I would certainly not be hyping about it in public. It’s not some great accomplishment and I’m not a free advertising service.
@MisuseCase yes!! i am sure there are women who do this, but the men seem to think they deserve credit for it or something. imagine, men taking credit for a thing someone else did!!
Taylor - Romanceable NPC@peter As a woman, the only vibe coding I'll ever do is coding while, well, using a vibe.
@dyke_du_jour lol 😂 believe in you
mx alex tax1a - 2020 (6)@peter it's almost always white men in their 50s, appropriating others' work as their own. thinking emoji