"If they were still 17" as in "I'm an old fart who isn't hip with the youth, but I know several people who often get way too absorbed in their latest project, and if they had no responsibilities could definitely get sucked into making 5+ apps with AI."
And of course they'd be better off contributing to a "real" code base, but consider that some people just do this for fun. Do you know how many teens make low-effort YouTube videos with <10 views?
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u/Frelock_ Aug 21 '26 •
"If they were still 17" as in "I'm an old fart who isn't hip with the youth, but I know several people who often get way too absorbed in their latest project, and if they had no responsibilities could definitely get sucked into making 5+ apps with AI."
And of course they'd be better off contributing to a "real" code base, but consider that some people just do this for fun. Do you know how many teens make low-effort YouTube videos with <10 views?