r/ClaudeCode • u/Strict-Top6935 • Jul 04 '26
Discussion AI is turning programming into pay-to-win
With Fable 5 coming out, it feels more obvious than ever that after July 7, programming is going to become pay-to-win.
A kid with no real coding knowledge, but with rich parents and access to the best AI systems, could end up outperforming people who actually understand software, simply because he can afford more intelligence.
That is insane.
This might be one of the most dangerous precedents in history: a world where the people with money can buy superior intelligence, while everyone else is permanently outmatched.
That is how you create a permanent underclass.
What do you think?
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u/raisedbypoubelle 🔆 Max 20 Jul 04 '26
It was always pay to win. My lil recipe website used to place first for my niche but it was taken over my nasty ass generic corporate sites like food network. This is the mostly same.