Demoscene veteran: 99% of tech people cheering AI demos are LARPers
_itmo_ · x · 2026-09-24
A demoscene veteran blasts Assembly's new vibedemo combo category, asking why people prompt 64k intros while claiming to love the scene. He argues AI entries degrade the hobby, disrupt competitive standards, and estimates that 99% of tech people excited about this are LARPers who never cared about what's being lost.
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