21 | I think, design & build sites
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Hi, I’m 20.
I share what I think, what I design, and what I build.
On X, I’m here to connect with curious, passionate builders, problem-solvers, and thinkers.
If that sounds like you, let’s connect.
I landed this project through my personal network, and shipping it gave me a solid boost of confidence. I figured momentum would naturally bring in the next few clients.
Stepping into the open market taught me a very different lesson. AI has made building a website look like a snack break, completely hollowing out the traditional freelance middle.
Most low-budget clients now turn to DIY AI tools or cheap vibe coders. High-end clients only hunt for ultra-premium agencies. And the mid-range? Almost entirely locked behind warm referrals and personal trust.
Web development itself isn't dead, but the old freelance market definitely is. Without a massive referral network, getting work means making cold outreach your full-time job. Since I want my career to be about engineering, not client hunting.
I decided to pivot toward deeper technical skills with real leverage in where software is heading next.
Good morning!! my agent and I are both working harddddd
ALT A pixel-art meme showing a Claude AI agent frantically fixing code, centering divs, and adjusting text on a computer screen while a person casually sits in front, scrolling through their phone.
When you're building just to learn, it’s way too easy to pick an ambitious idea, overthink it, and spend weeks adding features that were never needed. You have to be clear on why you're building: if it’s a real product, start with market research; if it’s for practice, keep it simple.
I wanted to sharpen my agentic coding skills, so I intentionally chose a dumb little concept, a grave-visiting booking site. Even knowing that, I still couldn't resist over-engineering it in the end.
The site shifts between two modes. Book a visit during the day, and you get pure peace with no one around to disturb you. Book at night, and you’ll find company that won't judge you, because the dead don't judge. You might even find a few friends who would love to make you part of their collection.
"Think outside the box" is everyone's favorite advice. With smartphones glued to our hands, though, looking outward for every single answer has practically become hardwired into us.
Not every problem needs a novel, complicated solution.
Chances are, you already have the exact fix you need, you’ve just been ignoring it to search for something shinier, because researching feels more productive than executing what you already know.
Around that time, I was focused on becoming self-reliant and sharpening my craft. I put this together to pitch local businesses on building and maintaining their web presence.
I went in assuming a solid demo would speak for itself, but testing the waters taught me a quick reality lesson: most local owners either hire someone they already know personally, or they don't care about having a website at all.
Pretty quickly, client hunting was becoming the main job, not building. That wasn't where I wanted to invest my hours, so I stepped away from local client outreach and shifted my focus elsewhere.
Back when early GPT models first dropped, it felt like creatives suddenly got wings we never had before. Every messy idea and late-night imagination finally had a way to be built and shown to the world.
I started this imagining a lost soul wandering into an unknown world, taking something simple like Mario, but twisting it into dark fantasy. Here, the hero doesn't have a princess to save; he has to save himself, his own identity, and the meaning of his existence.
Life got busy so it stayed unfinished, but I still want to revisit it properly someday.
Our curiosity has brought us to where we are today as a civilization. But isn't it sometimes better to leave a few things as they are?
There might be things that don't need our interference. Maybe there's a virus that never needed to be experimented with, or an ecosystem that would have been better left undisturbed.
But if we start limiting ourselves, where does it end? And if we don't, what if the abyss we've been looking into starts looking back at us?
Is our current experimentation with AI another abyss we should never have looked into?
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I’ve been trying to build a presence in the X community for the last few months. My account got shadow banned twice, almost for no reason.
Both times I felt like giving up, but I never stopped. I kept improving myself in the background until the algorithm reset itself, and I came back better and stronger.
Life never gets easy. No matter how many success stories you pile up, it never feels like enough. But that doesn’t mean you should quit. Try again and again. If one approach doesn’t work, try another. Just never give up.
That’s the simple rule we must follow.
do u know why “let’s connect” posts work?
they’re a cheat code for the algo. here’s why:
1. people who want to connect will like and comment
likes carry more weight than ever (0.66 each), and replies and quotes score 5 each.
2. a new format spreads fast
if ur introducing a new format, share ur post in it. recently, the people who went viral mostly introduced a new format for let’s connect posts. others quoted it, added their own version, and that’s how it blew up.
3. new posts now get a fair chance
X stopped cutting new posts first, so small accounts get a better shot. ur first 2 hours still matter most, so post when ur people are online.
but getting seen is the easy part. keeping them is the hard part
how many u retain depends on how good ur connections are.
i’ve seen profiles with 10-20k followers getting 200-300 impressions, while accounts with 1-3k followers regularly get 1-2K. the cheat code gets u in front of people, but without quality connections u can’t turn them into friends.
if ur a small account, ur main aim is to make friends
comment on their posts and interact with them
replies between mutuals score 20 instead of 5. talking with ur mutuals is the real growth
when someone interacts with my post, i give 3x back. if they like or comment, i go to their profile and engage with 3 of their posts
help others without expecting anything back, and if someone helps u, help them more
don’t force it. if u have nothing to add, skip the comment. write only when u have something unique to say
now go write ur let’s connect post
make it unique, or copy a proven format.
on my account i share my thoughts, designs and projects i build. if that interests u, let’s connect and learn from each other.
let’s connect, learn and grow together. happy connecting 🤝
thanks to @ThePeterMick for the algo facts. they helped me understand why let's connect posts work every time.