AI launch playbook under fire: influencer hype chorus vs paying users locked out
xeophon · x · 2026-09-04
- Thorsten Ball amplified a candid take on the modern model-launch ritual: the "it's amazing!!! wooow!!" choir starts right on time, then whispers a "well, ..." in the replies — while no one else can get access. "Feels like a play we all pretend isn't a play."
- The quoted dev, Peter Yang, says he lives in Codex and thinks it's the best software shipped in the past 5 years, but the combination of influencers posting non-stop praise for Astra while paying users can't get access is "pretty rough." He admits he may be a jealous influencer himself but wanted to be honest.
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