I am beyond grateful that I didn't learn to code in an era where LLMs and "vibe coding" existed. They are the greatest crutches and hindrances known to learning.
Were all engineers aware of the stupefying effects of the app? Also, were any of them actually addicted to it themselves?
Just saw a snap story of a screenshot of the TikTok ban with "What will I do now". Sad to see what short-form content does to people
It is cool to see all the things I learned when writing sneaker bots and finding bypasses (caching, DNS, buffer overflows, etc. ) being reintroduced in my courses, but from the server perspective.
I definitely think I would have been a menace 5 years ago with my knowledge now.
The margins are nowhere near where they used to be. The combination of the Jordan Fad + stimulus checks + market saturation allowed for the rapid profit and loss of many sneaker bots, groups, and proxy companies.
And then it popped.