Income curves of employees, founders, OSS maintainers and vibe coders, in one meme
teropa · x · 2026-10-07
A viral meme lays out income structures by role: employees at a steady 3k/month, freelancers swinging from 0 to 9k, founders at 0,0,0... then a single 600k, open source maintainers earning only "thanks bro," and vibe coders steadily accumulating -$20/-$100/-$200 bills. It hits a nerve in the AI community about who actually makes money in the vibe coding era.
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