Dev: 100% of collab emails I get are AI pitching AI products making AI assets
lisyarus · x · 2026-09-21
Developer lisyarus notes a telling shift in his inbox: he now receives tons of collaboration/influencer/promotion emails, but every single one is AI-generated — pitching AI-generated products that do AI generation of assets or similar. The anecdote captures how AI-slop outbound marketing has flooded developer inboxes, drowning out genuine collaboration offers.
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