In reply to @SpringStreetNYC · Feb 25, 2026In the past week, I've had lunch with, respectively, 5 friends of mine. All of them top-notch non-technical founder-types with solid track-records.
Each conversation quickly circled in on AI claws and how they're experimenting with it, including the development and operations part. I LOVE that they're finally enabled to do this on their own and I love seeing that creative/hacker-y spark in their eyes. It feels like they've waited ages for a technical sparring-partner that could deliver at the thought-of-speed.
I am so happy for them and some of their self-made products are impressive. Technically and product-wise.
What I also noticed, and that's a surprise for me, is that when they go into very deep detail on their firewall configuration, I feel sad because I feel they've been kinda nerd-sniped/FOMO'd into this rabbit-hole and I am not sure how and when they'll find their way out again.
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So, this is NOT about me wanting to gatekeep vibe-coding and vibe-shipping. I absolutely welcome it. In fact, they leveled up so quickly that our technical conversations as real as they get.
But they also look like they haven't slept in days, they're pale. They seem more neurotic than usual. They're a bit less charismatic and a bit more lost. And I guess that makes me feel as if I'm "losing the good ones" to the infinite techno/AI rabbit-hole that I learned to maange and navigate a long time ago.
Anyways. Mixed emotions. More to come!