More GitHub Followers Than Instagram: The New Developer Flex
cneuralnetwork · x · 2026-10-03
A quick meme post: someone notes they have more followers on GitHub than on Instagram, and AI-community account @cneuralnetwork (50k followers) replies "same."
It captures a funny role reversal for developers and AI practitioners: GitHub followers — representing real code influence — now outweigh traditional social media clout.
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