User reports Claude getting dumber, Codex limits halved; critiques VC hype cycle
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-08-18
A user observes that Codex rate limits appear to have been cut in half and Claude seems less intelligent than a month ago. The author criticizes vendors for hyping behind-the-scenes tech to boost IPO valuations, suggesting that the "VC communism" model is ending like Uber did and the market will soon discover the real price of a token.
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