'Building websites for boomers for money' is becoming 'setting up Codex for boomers'
gandamu_ml · x · 2026-08-24
yacineMTB quipped that the old hustle of "helping boomers set up websites for money" will soon become "helping boomers set up Codex with a Gmail account for money." gandamuml replied that this has long been a thriving business in Shenzhen. The underlying observation: the more powerful AI tools get, the more the small business of helping people over the usage gap flourishes.
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