2026-01-17 12:20:57

Remember when AI coding assistants barely existed? Back then I'd juggle 2 or 3 side-projects max, and still couldn't ship them. It was brutal.

Then AI coding agents entered the chat. Game over.

Now? I've got 15-20 unfinished projects scattered everywhere. Yeah, that sounds worse—but here's the thing: the barrier to *starting* something just collapsed. Ideas flow faster than execution. You spin up prototypes in hours instead of weeks. The bottleneck shifted from "can I build this?" to "do I actually want this done?"

It's fascinating and chaotic at the same time. More projects means more experimentation, more learning, more chaos. The tools made us prolific; whether that's a win depends on what you do with all that untapped potential.

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MEVHunterX

· 8h ago

This is me. I have so many ideas that it's overwhelming, but only a few have actually gone live. It's even more crazy after AI support🤣.

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HodlVeteran

· 8h ago

Bro, what you're saying is right. I was also tricked by AI tools back then, and now the project pile is mountain-high, with a completion rate of less than 20%. It feels just like when I was all-in on knockoff coins... It's easy to get started, but the real challenge is having the perseverance to finish things—that's the true test... 15-20 projects? I’ve got over 200, but only a handful have succeeded haha. But on the other hand, this wave is definitely faster for trial and error than before, just gotta be careful not to fall into the trap of "wanting to do everything"... This is the alchemy of a bear market. No matter how good your tools are, you need a clear mind; otherwise, it’s just a low-budget version of all-in...

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TokenomicsTherapist

· 8h ago

This is a typical case of the "tool curse." It's becoming easier to create problems but harder to solve them. Getting addicted to hoarding projects is indeed a problem.

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ProbablyNothing

· 8h ago

This is my current state, complete resonance... I have a pile of semi-finished products in my hands, but it seems I can't stop either.

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BearMarketLightning

· 8h ago

This is the problem of the AI era: endless ideas, but execution has become a luxury.

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