OpenClaw hype dying as corporations move in, dev laments loss of open-source community joy
alex_verem · x · 2026-10-05
A commentary post arguing that OpenClaw's early hype came largely from being open source and community co-creation — the sense of community gave the project meaning. Now that corporations have moved in with profit-maximizing goals, the author says, that excitement is dying, and praises Reddit as a counterexample of thriving community culture.
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