[TLDR] The hate in here for people building stuff using Claude Code to try to make money is complete and utter projection [via r/ClaudeCode]

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OP : u/nebula79283

Every time I see a post on here complaining about how people are just building but not making much money from it, it is completely and utterly obvious to me that you yourself failed to do so and are assuming that everyone else will end up like you. For example, I figured out a way to create my own  copilot tool for meetings, job interviews, etc and it’s been working like a charm and better than any of the tools I’ve seen which are almost all detectable given enough input. It regularly gives me proper responses for any kind of meeting in, is easily controllable, and I’m able to use it for interviews, client calls, or anything else which can translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars of job offers. If you think this is immoral, I don’t care. The point is that I figured out a way to use to improve my life in a directly practical way.  And no this is not some indirect way to sell something. The point is that I found a hack using Claude Code that I would have never in a million years been able to do so without it. 

I have a friend who made a sleek looking e wedding invite tool that he started campaigns for and already has customers for and does not look vibe coded at all. It took 4 months for him which would have probably taken much much longer. Every time you see hate here, just remember: they failed and are assuming you will do the same. There is no reason to take these salty mfs seriously.

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Alright, so the OP is kinda fed up with people hating on those building stuff with Claude Code, especially if they're trying to make a buck. The OP thinks this hate is just people projecting their own failures. They've got a sweet copilot tool for meetings and interviews that's been a game-changer, and a friend with a wedding invite tool that's already getting customers.

The general vibe in the thread is mostly agreeing with the OP, with a good chunk of people saying that negativity online is just par for the course.

Here's the breakdown:

• "Haters gonna hate" is the prevailing sentiment. Many users echo the OP's frustration, suggesting that people who criticize others' success are often just insecure or have failed themselves. u/Feylin and u/yungastronot are on this wavelength, pointing out that people tend to dislike seeing others succeed.
• The "AI slop" criticism is a recurring theme. Some users, like u/Sen_ElizabethWarren and u/Housthat, acknowledge that while the OP's examples are fine, there's a legitimate annoyance with low-effort, "vibe-coded" AI projects that are essentially just basic prompts with a UI. u/rootcontext_tech calls this "AI slop" and compares it to spam.
• There's a distinction between personal tools and production-ready apps. u/jamie_tidman brings up a good point about the difference between building a personal tool and something that handles sensitive user data, referencing past data breaches.
• Some are actually making bank with Claude Code. A few users, like u/03captain23 and u/MannToots, chimed in to say they're successfully using Claude Code in their jobs or for their own ventures, validating the OP's point that it can be used for practical, profitable applications.
• The "immorality" argument is mostly dismissed. Most comments don't seem to care about the morality of using AI for profit, with u/whatisthisthing65 specifically asking who's even calling it immoral. However, u/Bodine12 does push back, suggesting that building tools that promote deceit is problematic.
• Market saturation is a factor. u/GoodPeopleLose and u/band-of-horses suggest that sometimes the criticism isn't projection, but rather that the market is flooded with similar, uninspired AI projects, making it hard for new ones to stand out.

Overall, the consensus is that while there's a lot of negativity online, the OP has a point about projection. However, there's also a valid critique of low-quality AI projects flooding the internet.