[Obertr]

Whatever everyone thinks, YC is playing to win. And they make winners

>>if you don’t make mistakes it means you are not trying hard enough. << Elon Musk

Big picture, people who never heard of PearAI or continue dev just did. I did. I tried it. It’s as good as cursor

And guess what? whatever side you are on, YC and those startups won either way. More developers heard about each one of them and more tried it.

[mpalmer]

Counterpoint: PearAI was launched as a trivial copy of another product and framed by its creators as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

It's obvious that these people are less interested in making something useful than they are in making something that will generate enough hype to get another round of funding.