AI demos raise user expectations, making the demo-to-product gap harder to monetize
oran_ge · x · 2026-09-06
The author argues the AI community's demo-driven social media culture mostly inflates user expectation thresholds rather than creating value: the gap between a flashy demo and a real product/service is enormous, and great demo builders rarely productize. Worse, users who watch impressive demos conclude 'vibe coding can do that too,' so they won't download or pay — polished products get undercut by the hype they compete with.
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