An old man is selling watermelons by the side of the road.
His sign reads:
1 for $3
3 for $10
A young man stops and buys one watermelon.
“That’ll be $3,” says the old man.
The young man then buys a second watermelon. And then a third.
After paying another $3 each time, the young man picks up his watermelons and starts to walk away.
Then he turns back, grinning proudly.
“Hey old man,” he says, “you realize I just bought three watermelons for $9 instead of $10? Maybe business isn’t your thing.”
The old man smiles and shakes his head.
“Funny… every time somebody comes by, they buy three watermelons instead of one… and then try to teach me business.”
This is a healing grid by Japanese artist Ryota Kanai. If you stare at the center, the irregularities start to heal themselves because your brain strongly prefers to see regular patterns.
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A few weeks ago, I heard about vibe coding and set out to investigate.
Now?
I am generating $10M ARR.
Just me. No employees or VCs.
What was my secret? Simple.
I am lying.
We’re entering the age of AI slop that people believe en masse.
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Journalist @CaseyNewton got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…