Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by 12arwlaz on Saturday May 16, 2026 @10:10AM
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That is a good comparison. He has the charm and output quality of Mr Beast, but also his marketing prowess.
Now let's wait until the moderators clean up the wrongthink. He also has censors on his side.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by simianwords on Saturday May 16, 2026 @10:25AM
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_yawn_ I keep hearing "hype vision". What part of openclaw is hype? It literally works and the adoption has gotten better.
We really need better standards for disagreement.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by beepbooptheory on Saturday May 16, 2026 @10:48AM
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What is a standard for a disagreement?
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by bigstrat2003 on Saturday May 16, 2026 @04:18PM
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Every part of it is hype, because it does nothing useful.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by shepherdjerred on Saturday May 16, 2026 @09:16PM
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Plenty of people find it useful, but maybe it's not useful for you
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by Iolaum on Saturday May 16, 2026 @09:35AM
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I 'd say he is an outstanding engineer as well. He may favor output over security more than outstanding engineers at 2025 but in the 2026 world what he does is impressive. And with OpenAI's resources he has turned OpenClaw's security woes around. Latest versions are much more secure than 2 months ago.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by sdevonoes on Saturday May 16, 2026 @09:39AM
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It’s not impressive. He’s a celebrity. Celebrities are not impressive
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by liamwire on Saturday May 16, 2026 @08:38PM
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What? Many celebrities are so specifically because they're impressive. Athletes and musicians being the two most obvious examples.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by wiseowise on Sunday May 17, 2026 @06:44AM
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Not this one.
Re:OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days
by lxgr on Saturday May 16, 2026 @08:45PM
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It’s much worse than that. Openclaw cosplays security, which is much more dangerous than just outright defining the security model as “this is new and risky, better sandbox this thing thoroughly at a different layer”.
It sucks at both security and usability as a result (all the vibe-designed security layers are constantly getting in my way).
He was. When it comes to marketing. This is was most people don't understand. Peter is a great marketing guy who got hired because of a hype vision, not because he is an outstanding engineer. Think of it like OpenAI hiring MrBeast of the coding world.