You got me all wrong

All right. So, this isn't a video that I planned on making. I'll probably remove it after a while because it's just not beneficial to anyone. It's just something that I feel like I need to say. And I'm saying this to, you know, people that respect me that have watched my videos for a long time. So, what I want to respond to first off is this stupid [ __ ] comment. And it doesn't make me as angry as it does disappointed or or if I'm honest, just sad. And the reason for that is because my entire online career, I've been obsessed with the way I'm perceived. And what I mean by that is not being perceived as some kind of salesman or or shill or, you know, like 90% of the the internet. If you ask anyone that I've ever worked with or been close to, they'll tell you I'm the exact opposite of that. like to the point where I've actually pissed people off. People that I've worked with, that I've made courses with and content with. Um because I sell I sell my courses for way too cheap. $20 for a 20our course that I put months and months into um just to help people. And I won't constantly show my courses. I make one announcement video and then casually mention one if it fits. And I've turned down literally millions of dollars in sponsorships because I didn't think they were a good fit for the channel or I didn't think they were, you know, that useful to my audience or there was no free tier or something like that. And I insisted on doing coding tutorials even though nobody [ __ ] watches them anymore. So these are all things that have literally like hurt my income drastically and to the point where if I'm honest with you guys, some some months I'm going backwards. Um, but it was always worth it to me because I felt like my personality and authenticity has always been shown. And I've been told that over and over by, you know, real followers that actually watch my videos and have learned from me. And these are the people that have always kept me motivated. And I would say the best thing about what I do is the people that have told me that I've helped get them jobs or I help them discover a passion or even get them out of addiction, things like that. There's nothing that beats that. Now, there's always been idiots that pop in and say [ __ ] like this. That's just YouTube. You have to deal with it. But what really bothered me about this is the number of likes on it. So, I think it's at like 65 likes right now. And and the fact that 65 people think that about me. Um really bothers me. And I know I shouldn't let it. That's stupid. Um but I personally can't stand like make money quick courses that are sold for like $1,000 plus. Those are scams and I feel like I'm getting put in that bucket. Now, I I want to talk a little bit about the video that this was left on and just that whole topic. So, I released a video entitled My Opinion on Vibe Coding has changed. And stupid me, I I completely forgot how how dumb some people are on the internet. And they literally just respond to titles, not videos. If you watch the actual video, you know that most of what I was talking about is how bad Vibe coding is for people that don't have a a background in software development. And the only thing that I really changed my mind on what is that models are progressing and I don't think we have to babysit the code for things like you know personal tools. And I say this because I've been getting really deep into some of these tools and it's kind of reignited my passion for software and I want to share that. And if you actually take the time to do more than just prompt chat GPT and say build me an app, I mean some of these tools are really cool and really helpful. So recently I've set up a complete workflow in my home lab with claude code uh Hermes agent which I just switched to from openclaw. Um so I have five different agents set up. I have paperclipip installed which allows me to to give those agents tasks and monitor their their activity all connected to an Obsidian vault that syncs across all all my machines. And I've been creating all kinds of tools, mostly stuff that helps me in my everyday workflow. And yes, some of these tools, I guess you could say, were vibe coded because I didn't really babysit the code, but I mean vibe code vibe coded could mean a hundred different things these days. But that's what prompted me to make the video, not my course that I released months ago that is the complete [ __ ] opposite of Vibe Coding. Also, I'm not even making premium courses anymore, video courses, because we're working on a platform for interactive coding, which again is the opposite of Vibe Coding. So, I'm actually going against my interests. And this platform is guess what? 90% free. So, Abby or or Abbeby, whatever your name is, you're just sadly mistaken, my friend. Now, I I've been doing this for a while, and I know that there may be a lot of new people here, but if you don't know who I am, I was actually a heroin addict 20 years ago. I've done time in jail. I grew up with nothing. I found software development and just just I would say technology in general and just kind of fell in love with it. I never really had a hobby before that. And aside from my wife and kids, obviously, it's one of the top things that have have kept me clean and sober. And it gives me something to enjoy and something to do so I don't relapse and [ __ ] up. And the reason I'm telling you this is because that's the reason I do what I do. And I'll keep making videos about what I enjoy no matter what. No matter if it's making me a ton of money or no money. And I've been leaning into AI a lot, which is which is what you should do unless you want to die off as a developer. And I'm not going to be that doom and gloom guy that just [ __ ] about how much it sucks. Um, most of the people that do that, they haven't gone past just prompting chat GPT and they think AI engineering is [ __ ] bolt or lovable. Those are prototyping tools. They're not meant for enterprise level development. And I saw comments about wanting to or or people that have quit writing code because of AI, which I don't get. You know, there's nothing else I want to do. I'm not going to go be a [ __ ] landscaper. I love technology. I love teaching. So, naturally, I'm going to lean into AI. Now, I'm kind of ranting. I This whole video has been ranting, but I just wanted to get my response out there, not to the [ __ ] that that pop in just to hate because they'll still say stupid comments, but to the people that have wa actually watched my videos, that have learned from me, that have appreciated my content. I appreciate you guys more than you know. Um, and your opinion really matters to me. As far as the channel, we will be getting into a lot of AI tools, not blind vibe coding, but solid workflows to help you build in a a productive and useful way. So, go buy my course. I'm just kidding.