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I see one of the products and I already hate the OP. Thanks https://replyguy.com/ https://replyguy.com/

egypturnash 1y ago
same, that behavior's an insta-block.
tsimionescu 1y ago
Wow, they're actually proud of a marketing spam post that convinced a depressed person struggling with debt that they're being listened to and understood, while possibly convincing them to try some predatory lending service (I assume, since that "debt freedom now" site is telling me how much debt "Americans in București" are erasing right now!). Having this as a success story you brag about is sociopathic.
- karel-3d 1y ago
  The website doesn't work anymore. But yeah it sucks
phito 1y ago
Gross. I would be ashamed to make such software.
tuesdaynight 1y ago
It makes me sad that I cannot trust comments that talk about products or services anymore. Now I understand why people are using TikTok for search. Seeing the person can helps with the trust, even if the problem is the same (they can be paid as well).
- satvikpendem 1y ago
  There are lots of ads on TikTok too, even more insidious than on forums.
hahn-kev 1y ago
Are YOU reply guy?
sunaookami 1y ago
Hm not sure if you are a legit commenter or if this is just rage marketing ;)
- karel-3d 1y ago
  He doesn't even own it anymore and, according to the recent reviews of the service (by marketers), it basically stopped working since he sold it (and when I google there are many more like it that works better, this seems to be using 2024 LLMs). So I am not selling it at all. I just really hate the idea.
  - libraryatnight 1y ago
    I hate it too, but I hate it even more knowing it broke after he sold it. Not even bringing any integrity to the evil. lol
    - dlcarrier 1y ago
      To top it off, the responses demoed on the web page include testimonials. The product is designed to lie.
    - eddythompson80 1y ago
      “If it’s not worth doing, it’s not worth doing well”
    - ryandrake 1y ago
      Weird to expect integrity from someone who developed a forum spam-bot.
n4r9 1y ago
I've looked at several and they're mostly aimed at helping to market software. It feels kind of meta. Perhaps this is a particularly tough niche?
- hermitcrab 1y ago
  >It feels kind of meta. 'circle jerk' would be a less polite way to put it.
- weitendorf 1y ago
  This is one of the interesting things I’ve noticed about the indiehacker community and software ecosystem, it’s mostly software built for and marketed to other indiehackers. At one level it makes complete sense to build software that solves problems you understand, and then market it to the people with the same set of problems. That’s what the “well known” indie hackers did. But if the ecosystem is all just people trying to hack something together quickly and sell it to other people hacking things together quickly it seems questionable that there is any real value there unless you are one of the few influencers with guaranteed distribution.
  - karel-3d 1y ago
    now you're getting it
fxtentacle 1y ago
I also dislike the product. But I find it refreshing to see that selling LLM slop for marketing is, apparently, not a viable business.
- jasonthorsness 1y ago
  this is one of the ones he successfully sold, for apparently the biggest amount in fact
  - zem 1y ago
    doesn't mean it was a viable business, just a viable scam. he sold the business after all, not the product.
yellow_lead 1y ago
It's crazy how AI folks are re-inventing literal Internet spam
- esskay 1y ago
  And not only that, people are cheering them on for making slop. The amount of high fiving and patting on the back and the moronic 'bro culture' around these sorts of products especially on Xitter is insane.
- conradfr 1y ago
  I mean that was the most obvious use case from the start.
- spacemadness 1y ago
  This is commonly how people choose to use the “greatest breakthrough in the history of computer science” as it was stated in another thread. Great work humanity.
  - dijksterhuis 1y ago
    it’s either spam or porn, or both. heavy sigh
    - h4ck_th3_pl4n3t 1y ago
      Remember when memes were wholesome cat pictures? That was awesome.

same, that behavior's an insta-block.

Wow, they're actually proud of a marketing spam post that convinced a depressed person struggling with debt that they're being listened to and understood, while possibly convincing them to try some predatory lending service (I assume, since that "debt freedom now" site is telling me how much debt "Americans in București" are erasing right now!). Having this as a success story you brag about is sociopathic.

karel-3d 1y ago
The website doesn't work anymore. But yeah it sucks

phito 1y ago

Gross. I would be ashamed to make such software.

tuesdaynight 1y ago

It makes me sad that I cannot trust comments that talk about products or services anymore. Now I understand why people are using TikTok for search. Seeing the person can helps with the trust, even if the problem is the same (they can be paid as well).

satvikpendem 1y ago
There are lots of ads on TikTok too, even more insidious than on forums.

hahn-kev 1y ago

Are YOU reply guy?

sunaookami 1y ago

Hm not sure if you are a legit commenter or if this is just rage marketing ;)

karel-3d 1y ago
He doesn't even own it anymore and, according to the recent reviews of the service (by marketers), it basically stopped working since he sold it (and when I google there are many more like it that works better, this seems to be using 2024 LLMs). So I am not selling it at all. I just really hate the idea.
- libraryatnight 1y ago
  I hate it too, but I hate it even more knowing it broke after he sold it. Not even bringing any integrity to the evil. lol
  - dlcarrier 1y ago
    To top it off, the responses demoed on the web page include testimonials. The product is designed to lie.
  - eddythompson80 1y ago
    “If it’s not worth doing, it’s not worth doing well”
  - ryandrake 1y ago
    Weird to expect integrity from someone who developed a forum spam-bot.

n4r9 1y ago

I've looked at several and they're mostly aimed at helping to market software. It feels kind of meta. Perhaps this is a particularly tough niche?

hermitcrab 1y ago
>It feels kind of meta. 'circle jerk' would be a less polite way to put it.
weitendorf 1y ago
This is one of the interesting things I’ve noticed about the indiehacker community and software ecosystem, it’s mostly software built for and marketed to other indiehackers. At one level it makes complete sense to build software that solves problems you understand, and then market it to the people with the same set of problems. That’s what the “well known” indie hackers did. But if the ecosystem is all just people trying to hack something together quickly and sell it to other people hacking things together quickly it seems questionable that there is any real value there unless you are one of the few influencers with guaranteed distribution.
- karel-3d 1y ago
  now you're getting it

fxtentacle 1y ago

I also dislike the product. But I find it refreshing to see that selling LLM slop for marketing is, apparently, not a viable business.

jasonthorsness 1y ago
this is one of the ones he successfully sold, for apparently the biggest amount in fact
- zem 1y ago
  doesn't mean it was a viable business, just a viable scam. he sold the business after all, not the product.

yellow_lead 1y ago

It's crazy how AI folks are re-inventing literal Internet spam

esskay 1y ago
And not only that, people are cheering them on for making slop. The amount of high fiving and patting on the back and the moronic 'bro culture' around these sorts of products especially on Xitter is insane.
conradfr 1y ago
I mean that was the most obvious use case from the start.
spacemadness 1y ago
This is commonly how people choose to use the “greatest breakthrough in the history of computer science” as it was stated in another thread. Great work humanity.
- dijksterhuis 1y ago
  it’s either spam or porn, or both. heavy sigh
  - h4ck_th3_pl4n3t 1y ago
    Remember when memes were wholesome cat pictures? That was awesome.