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The Manifesto

AI IS DEAD

Hate AI. Use it anyway.

This is not a product pitch. It is a position. We think the hype around AI is dead, and we think that is actually good news for you.

What we mean

The AI hype cycle promised a replacement for human thinking by 2026. That promise has failed. What remains is a set of tools that are genuinely useful, wildly over-hyped, and mostly rented rather than owned.

We are not anti-AI. We are anti-hype, anti-subscription-fatigue, and anti-the-idea-that-you-need-experts-to-use-a-tool. If you have a problem that can be solved by a small local model and a weekend of tinkering, we will show you how. If a $20/month SaaS product saves you an hour a week, we will tell you when it is worth it.

If a vendor is selling you a $50,000 AI transformation, we will ask what the last three months actually changed. If a headline says “AI will replace your job,” we will look at what the job actually did this year.

Our principles

How we operate

No fake urgency

We will not tell you to buy now or lose forever. The tools we recommend will still exist next month.

Source everything

Every claim is tied to a reachable, dated source. If we cannot verify it, we cut it.

Build before rent

If a local tool does the job, we show you how to build it. Renting is the fallback, not the first option.

Hate is allowed

If you hate AI, you are not behind. You are just being honest. Use it when it helps, ignore it when it does not.

What this means for you

The practical result

When you leave this site, you should be able to answer three questions:

  1. Which AI tools actually save me money or time this month?
  2. Which AI purchases can I skip without losing anything?
  3. What can I build myself that I was about to rent?