"Weak spine, soft knees": Why users trash Claude but still can't quit it
lipeng0820 · x · 2026-10-13
A viral take on AI coding culture: users complain loudly about Claude yet remain path-dependent on it. The author argues the "emperor's new clothes" dynamic keeps everyone silent about mediocre AI output, and concludes that AI's rapid adoption is ultimately driven by people's desire to be lazy.
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