Popping The Lovable Bubble With REI: When Confidence Becomes Complicity
There's a difference between optimism and delusion. Lovable, the "vibe coding" platform that recently hit a $1.8 billion valuation, blurs that line so thoroughly that it's become dangerous—not just for users, but for everyone betting on AI-assisted software development. Let me be direct: Lovable is great at one specific thing. It can rapid-fire shallow consumer apps. If you want a CRUD application, a social network template, or a basic business tool with a polished UI, Lovable will get you th...
Popping The Lovable Bubble With REI: When Confidence Becomes Complicity
There's a difference between optimism and delusion. Lovable, the "vibe coding" platform that recently hit a $1.8 billion valuation, blurs that line so thoroughly that it's become dangerous—not just for users, but for everyone betting on AI-assisted software development. Let me be direct: Lovable is great at one specific thing. It can rapid-fire shallow consumer apps. If you want a CRUD application, a social network template, or a basic business tool with a polished UI, Lovable will get you th...
Unmasking the ‘Terrifyingly Beautiful’ System: A Fact-Check on Dystopian Critiques of Modern Society
Exploring a viral Instagram video’s warnings about surveillance, capitalism, and hidden agendas—separating poetry from policy, and fear from facts. Posted on December 4, 2025.Did you see the signs?In a dimly lit room, a bearded man in a gray hoodie leans into the camera, his words laced with urgency: “Did you see the terrifyingly beautiful signs? Smart cities… reducing signs… liabilities on the balance sheet… quietly disappears.” This 2-minute clip, shared on Instagram by @freecrosstv_ (a “ri...
Unmasking the ‘Terrifyingly Beautiful’ System: A Fact-Check on Dystopian Critiques of Modern Society
Exploring a viral Instagram video’s warnings about surveillance, capitalism, and hidden agendas—separating poetry from policy, and fear from facts. Posted on December 4, 2025.Did you see the signs?In a dimly lit room, a bearded man in a gray hoodie leans into the camera, his words laced with urgency: “Did you see the terrifyingly beautiful signs? Smart cities… reducing signs… liabilities on the balance sheet… quietly disappears.” This 2-minute clip, shared on Instagram by @freecrosstv_ (a “ri...
