Sachin Neravath on AI

Adam built the world's most popular CSS library. LLMs took it for free and killed his business. Microsoft built the world's best code editor. Cursor forked it for free and made billions. OSS maintainers are getting screwed and the MIT license is becoming a joke more than ever.

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Why it worked

Gives away something genuinely useful before asking for anything.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy
Mechanisms: Reciprocity
Written for: People building with AI

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