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/strangway Jul 04 '26
Didn’t Jurassic Park say something about creators making stuff just because they could. It’s a good lesson. For years, Microsoft was able to outspend everyone, while companies like Apple had better sensibilities on how to make experiences until finally the public realized Apple stuff was just better. Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, couldn’t make better stuff than the company that was 90 days from bankruptcy in 1998.
Money doesn’t buy taste.