'Normal people won't build custom software with AI—they'll just download what exists'
georgemillo · x · 2026-10-12
Developer georgemillo pushes back on the popular claim that ordinary people will use AI to build their own custom software: "it makes me wonder if you've ever met a normal person."
His point: even with AI lowering the barrier to building, most users will still press a button to download something that already exists—a useful reality check for consumer AI product thinking.
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