User laments Claude's shift,质疑 Anthropic's strategic direction
markjeffrey · x · 2026-08-17
A long-time user expressed disappointment upon cancelling their Claude subscription, noting that while Claude Code was magical in late 2024, the product seems to have gone "off the rails" in the last six months. They speculated that Anthropic might be mimicking OpenAI's strategy (labeled "Mythos") to rush towards an endgame, making the platform unplayable for them. Despite some backlash, the author maintained these are genuine observations based on user experience.
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