there's only one way to remain relevant and profitable in AI...
and it's REALLY important, so listen to this
obsessing over "mastering" Codex, Seedance, or Claude Code will take you nowhere, it's a completely wrong approach
simply because we're in a market that changes every 3 months:
> new model drops
> everyone's mind is blown
> old workflows are obsolete
> you're back to square one
if you're trying to become "very good" at THIS specific tool... you're already behind because by the time you master it, there's a better one
the tools are temporary... the skills are permanent, so here's what actually keeps you relevant:
develop AI skills that transcend the tools:
- engineering principles
- AI workflow design (when to use AI vs when not to)
- quality control systems (catching hallucinations, maintaining consistency)
- integration thinking (connecting multiple tools into one system)
these skills transfer, no matter what model launches next month... you can adapt in hours, not months
your business stays profitable because you're not tied to one tool - you're building systems that work regardless of which AI is "winning" this quarter
@ChrisSpoke@gmail built a chrome extension for exactly this. pick files in gmail, choose a drive folder, handles batching and skips duplicates. called save bulk gmail attachments on the web store
@tplonyema @ick_real the sneaky thing is "deleted thousands" doesn't free space if the threads still have 50MB attachments. search has:attachment larger:10M, delete those threads, THEN empty trash. that's usually where the real gigs come back from
@AndyGibsonTV@googledrive@gmail quick trick: run `has:attachment larger:10M` in gmail search. most of that 18k is probably 50 threads with giant PDFs or videos eating gigs. nuke those and you reclaim most of the space without touching anything else
@dolphin278 gmail api has users.messages.attachments.get that returns the file as base64 directly. most gmail MCPs just don't wire it up. your browser-fetch workaround is actually a clean fallback until someone ships one with proper attachment support
@asim_ar007@ProductHunt 100% local with custom keywords is the right call, most content filters phone home or give you zero control over what gets flagged
@ConsciousFilth turning off backup doesn't delete what's already up there, those photos still count. check https://t.co/UWOxDLIi0c to see the breakdown, then go into google photos and actually delete the old stuff. that's usually what gets people.
@ciprian__b the vertical sidebar approach is smart, way less disruptive than replacing the entire new tab page. how's the AI grouping holding up with mixed-context tabs like 10 work tabs + 5 random browsing?
@gudanglifehack the one most people miss: google photos shares that same 15GB and backs up silently. check https://t.co/UWOxDLIi0c first, usually photos is the real culprit not gmail.
@Mr_Sprime the photos sync is your real problem. turn off backup in the google photos app on your phone (settings > backup > off), then check https://t.co/UWOxDLIi0c to see the breakdown. photos usually eats way more than gmail.
@kenn_ronin@Equalizerthebot@daniel_tian1 when adding a platform takes an afternoon instead of a month, saying no feels irrational even though the support burden is exactly the same.
@aryanistweeting the bottleneck is real but the answer is probably automated testing catching what human review used to, not slowing back down. teams that upgraded their CI to match the new velocity seem fine.
@jimstroud the philosophy audit is the most underrated tactic here. companies tell you exactly who they want to hire in their job listings, most people just don't read them that closely.