I did do it again, and spent time figuring out how to do it even more.
The cool thing though is that I could have chosen to do something else, too. I’m not at a loss for fulfilling, productive things to do. AI won’t change that.
Just yesterday I noticed I was mentally EXHAUSTED after building out a feature with Claude Code.
I actually had to think really, really hard to keep up with the idiot savant as it cranked out code.
Correctness was extremely important for this feature. Claude would consistently make subtle mistakes, and I needed to catch them to keep things from going off the rails. I could have done it myself, but it would have taken MUCH longer.
I essentially compressed a week’s worth of work into a few hours, and my brain paid the price.
So yeah. You can use AI to replace your thinking, or you can use it to push yourself to your max potential.
As a fellow parent and hater of YouTube Kids, I've thought about building a replacement.
What holds me back is knowing that -- if this was an iPad app, for example -- I'd be at the mercy of both Google AND Apple. It's a minefield of sensitive topics:
Great little product! Seems like this could actually make good money with the right marketing.
Are you doing anything special to leverage TikTok or Instagram Reels? I notice you had a few sample posts. I'd go hard on that if you're not already: post yourself, hire micro influencers, etc.
The cool thing though is that I could have chosen to do something else, too. I’m not at a loss for fulfilling, productive things to do. AI won’t change that.