another 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.
**you** don't own any of this software that you "built", Anthropic does, and once you're hooked, they can charge you whatever they want. have fun!!
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!
@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