nicoi think i found my next thing. on the toilet. of course.
i was scrolling before work and it hit me. everybody’s vibe coded site looks the same. same hero. same gradient. same three cards with little icons. it’s like the free template you get when you buy a domain name, just with more purple.
it’s slop. and i say that as a guy who has shipped exactly zero sites anyone has paid for. so take it for what it’s worth.
but that’s kind of my whole thing lately. if everyone is doing it, it’s not special. i don’t like following the crowd. i never have. so i keep asking myself one question. what’s the exact opposite of what everybody’s doing?
nobody seems to be doing the opposite. that’s the gap. i think if i figure that out, i’ve got a shot.
same energy with the other idea i told somebody about this morning. an app that mutes slop posts on x. you know the ones. calling all builders, let’s connect, drop your link, hashtag hashtag hashtag. i’d use it every day. maybe that’s two products. maybe it’s one. i don’t know yet. i’m writing it down before the day job eats my brain.
and then a woman landed in rome, posted about checking her bug fixes before she even left the airport, and somehow that gave me another idea. i told her thank you. she has no idea. that’s how it works now. i read something, my brain goes sideways, and i’ve got a new note on my phone.
i also got schooled in the replies today. a guy told me he’s building an iphone app that lets you talk to an ai assistant that’s running on a different computer. plus a little merge defense game on the side. my brain exploded. i asked him to explain it again. he did. he was super patient about it. i’m all new to this and people keep being nice when i ask dumb questions. i’m not used to that. in sales nobody explains anything twice.
somebody else told me they work out of a coworking space sometimes but mostly from home now. i asked why it’s even required. not criticizing. just curious how other people set up their lives. mine is a bed, a 2015 mac air and gus.
ok the numbers.
i’ve been on here 2 days. i’m at 17 followers. that’s crazy to me. a few days ago i was talking to people with like 11. i told everyone i think i’ll hit 100 by the end of the week.
i might be wrong. that’s fine. i said it out loud so now i have to show up.
watch me boys.
gus was asleep on my feet for the whole thing. he’s not impressed by 17. he wants breakfast.
now i have to go sell stuff on the phone for eight hours and pretend i’m not thinking about templates.