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AI development compared to addictive gaming and infrastructure building

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A user on Mastodon shared a perspective comparing AI development to addictive gaming and strategic infrastructure building. They noted that their approach to building over 500 AI tools on .app domains prioritizes infrastructure development, mirroring past gaming strategies where building foundations preceded scaling. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion/reflection on AI development, comparing it to gaming and infrastructure building, without presenting new factual information or a significant industry event.

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AI development compared to addictive gaming and infrastructure building

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Saw a post recently comparing coding, vibe coding and AI to something more addictive than gaming. I used to play strategy games around 20 years ago, Age of Empi

    Saw a post recently comparing coding, vibe coding and AI to something more addictive than gaming. I used to play strategy games around 20 years ago, Age of Empires, StarCraft, Minecraft, never rushed units, always built infrastructure first, then scaled. Today, same playbook at V…

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