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The best coders should exit the feed

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Oct 6, 2025
Technical talent should ditch for-profit social platforms, according to a compelling argument made by a guest. Discover a preconfigured starter kit that combines AI-assisted note-taking with Obsidian. Dive into the heated competition between Vercel and Cloudflare as they battle for developer attention. Check out Toolbrew, a website full of useful utilities without the hassle of signups. Finally, explore the reasons behind over-engineering in software development and ways to avoid it.
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INSIGHT

Big Tech Social Platforms Are Crumbling

  • For-profit social platforms are becoming unstable due to regulation, cultural backlash, and technical issues like bot farms.
  • Abner Coimbre argues top technical talent should leave these platforms to protect reputation and creativity.
ANECDOTE

Personal Return To Analog

  • Jerod recounts personal conversations about phone fasts, analog living, and family returning to low-tech habits.
  • These everyday examples support Abner's view that people are rethinking constant connectivity.
ADVICE

Set Up An AI-Powered Obsidian Vault

  • Use Cloud Code with Obsidian as an AI-powered second brain to make knowledge work interactive.
  • Organize with PARA, use Git for versions, and access your vault from anywhere including mobile.
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