Lesson: AI's first idea is always the most average one — ask for a weirder one
jamesbrooksco · x · 2026-10-15
Lesson 1 from the author's one-hour vibe-coding thread: AI's first answers were fine but average (a video game, some Bitcoin). The winning idea came only after typing "Can you think of another similarly creative idea?" The attached image shows the full timeline: asked AI for ideas at 10:27, said "build it" at 10:56, live online at 11:03, birthday card done at 11:29 — with zero code written.
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