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@KevinSzabo14 AI spam isn't the disease, it's the symptom. As long as likes, followers (or karma) are currency, bots will farm them. Break the reward loop. No idea how, but this is the thought that won't leave me alone.

Is it just me. Or has X become less and less fun with everyone spamming Ai comments? If it were under my posts I’d just block them. But bro.. they are everywhere on here.

@manjiripathak16 AI writes smooth. But smooth doesn't leave a mark. The rough edges are where meaning lives and you can't fake rough.

AI can write perfect sentences. but sentences without any thinking behind them are empty.

@Amank1412 This is genuinely useful. I once tried building a subscription manager and collecting service icons was a real pain. Every library was missing something. If svgl covers region-specific services too (like Coupang or Tving in Korea), this could be a go-to resource for global apps.

600+ optimized SVGs Supports React, Vue, Angular, Svelte Free API + CLI (shadcn/ui) 100% open source If you’re tired of hunting icons every time, this will save you hours. Link: svgl.app

@thejustinwelsh Forget parents. Even advice from people who made it 2-3 years ago is already outdated in some fields. The shelf life of good advice is getting shorter every year.

Your parents' advice is likely aligned with a world that died 15-20 years ago. Following it guarantees you'll optimize for problems that no longer exist. Ignore them with love.

@gavin_yang_dev @iPritamX 你好兄弟 That's another challenge huh?

@iPritamX It's more difficult for developers in China, I have to use VPN to see this post. 😅

You just don’t know how difficult it actually is I’m building iOS apps from India, targeting the US & EU markets. The App Store gives you zero local boost because you’re not based there. No algorithmic love, no organic visibility. You’re already starting 90% behind before you even launch. Then you try to catch up with Apple Search Ads… RBI policies + Apple straight-up rejecting Indian cards make it almost impossible. Now you’re not just behind, you’re completely invisible while others race ahead. This is the brutal reality for Indian devs chasing global success.

@ubezpiecz1 @iPritamX I haven't looked into the data but from my experience shipping a few apps, targeting global makes more sense. South Korea has 50M people and is aging fast. The market isn't bad, but it's small and shrinking. Going global from day one just made more sense for me.

@4esop__ @iPritamX is south korea app market also so bad?

This was me 2 years ago. I wanted to be an indie dev for 4 years but spent the first 2 without a single user. My first project was a pomodoro web app. I was the only user. Too embarrassed to show anyone. Used it alone for years and only took it down a few months ago. Fear of failure, that was part of it. But learning to use AI as a tool, not an agent that builds for me, closed that gap between overthinking and shipping.

you know what kills me? you're talented. you could actually build something. but instead you spend every day reorganizing Notion and watching tutorials and "researching competitors" and it's all just fear dressed up as work and everyone can see it except you

The real question isn't Lambo vs. no Lambo. It's what your life is turning you into. A Lambo doesn't shape you into anything. It just decorates you. What I've wanted for years is pretty boring. Not having my body pinned to a chair someone else chose for me. A free weekday afternoon. Sitting at a café journaling with nowhere to be. You being with your daughter at 1PM on a Monday isn't free time. It's you getting closer to whoever you want to be. Some environments help you grow. Some break you so slowly you don't even notice. I've been in the second kind. That's why I don't need a Lambo but I do need Lambo money. Still struggling for it.

@iPraveen0 Whatever you pick, just make sure you're looking at resources from 2025 onwards. The game has changed a lot.

I have been working with Flutter for the last 1.5 years, and now I'm thinking about starting my backend journey. But i'm unable to decide whether I should choose node or java springboot. Any suggestions would be appreciated...

@RoxanaLimban It’z time

X is way better when your feed is just builders shipping stuff. If you’re into tech, AI, or building in public Let’s connect

Built a todo app where you never touch the mouse. For all the keyboard-obsessed knowledge workers. #buildinpublic

@crypto_guro @DINESHVERM578 @X We’re already 🤝

Hey @X, I'm looking to #connect with people interested in : - DSA - Frontend - Backend - Full Stack - DevOps - LeetCode - AI/ML - Data Science - Freelancing - Startups - Tech - System Design - Web3 - Building in Public Follow and Say hi & let's grow together 👋

@thejustinwelsh The biggest risk of a job isn't the salary. It's the people. When I was job hunting, I never knew who I'd end up working with. And those people end up defining your quality of life more than the paycheck. Sad but true.

The most successful solopreneurs aren't scaling to $10M. They're simply making more than they did at their job, minus the boss, meetings, and headaches.

@ItsKieranDrew The internet has always been a gift to me. But now that production cost is near zero, finding real inspiration got harder. Too much noise. I try to stay on the right side by not putting out anything I don't mean.

The Internet is the biggest gift and curse of modern times. Too many people use it to consume, to copy, to conform. But the intelligent use it to create, to put their art into to the world, to attract fantastic opportunities. Make sure you’re on the right.

@martin_valchev_ I just miss living on the keyboard. I don't game anymore but that feeling of doing everything with keystrokes stays with you. So I went heavy on keyboard shortcuts, threw in some glow like an old game UI, and kept the rest minimal.

@4esop__ That sounds like a niche but interesting concept. What specific features appeal to former gamers?

Morning builders, let’s get some extra eyes on what you are doing. Drop a link to the product you are working on right now and who it is for. I will check as many as I can.

Devs have always said 'the smart lazy ones write the best code.' True, but being smart and lazy had a dark side. The glue work between idea and product (design, copy, distribution) gave overthinkers like me the perfect excuse to never ship. Too many gaps to fill perfectly, so I'd retreat into planning instead of building. That wall is breaking down. I'm a solo dev building global apps, reaching users I never could have before. Came back to this platform after 16 years of lurking. Will be back in a few years with receipts.

@amanverma1714 @krishnaxbansal Checked ✅

@4esop__ @krishnaxbansal Fb

After a long time, seeing some engagement again. If you're in tech or not, let’s connect.