AI’s Instagram Problem
I&#x27;ve definitely been feeling deflated. Every angle I&#x27;ve come up with... some project has narrowly shipped before me. And they gain so much popularity so quickly that mindshare per project becomes a power law overnight. It&#x27;s like the first person to release is at the top of the App Store, and there&#x27;s no unseating them; the feedback loop is already too powerful. It very much feels like first to release wins. And I swear, the quality of the code I&#x27;ve seen in some of these projects that are getting thousands of stars is <i>abysmal</i>. It&#x27;s making me think releasing vaporware in order to capture mindshare, then actually building something valuable is the only way to compete.