
Yesterday, Anthropic had their worst security day ever.

On March 31, 2026, security researcher Chaofan Shou discovered that version 2.1.88 of the `@anthropic-ai/claude-code` npm package contained something it shouldn't have: a 59.8 MB source map file pointing to a zip archive with **512,000 lines of TypeScript code**.

The entire Claude Code source. Exposed to anyone who looked.

:::stats
- 512,000: Lines of code leaked
- 1,900: TypeScript files exposed
- 44: Hidden feature flags found
- 6: Hours before patch
:::

This is not speculation. This is real. And I spent the last 24 hours going through what people found.

---

## How the Leak Happened

The leak occurred through a misconfigured source map file in the npm package. The map file referenced a zip archive stored on Anthropic's Cloudflare R2 bucket. That archive was publicly accessible.

:::tweet
**@chaofanshou** · Mar 31
Just discovered Claude Code's npm package includes a source map pointing to their entire unobfuscated TypeScript source. 512k lines. Everything is there. Feature flags, internal tools, unreleased features. This is massive.
:::

Anthropic's official response came hours later:

> "Earlier today, a Claude Code release included some internal source code. No sensitive customer data or credentials were involved or exposed. This was a release packaging issue caused by human error, not a security breach."

But the damage was done. The internet archived everything.

---

## The 44 Hidden Feature Flags

The source code contains **44 compile-time feature flags** for capabilities that are fully built but not shipped. These aren't roadmap items. This is compiled, working code sitting behind boolean flags.

:::feature-card
title: Feature Flags Found in Source
items:
- KAIROS - Autonomous daemon mode
- BUDDY - Tamagotchi terminal pet
- ULTRAPLAN - 30-min cloud planning sessions
- COORDINATOR_MODE - Multi-agent orchestration
- VOICE_MODE - Push-to-talk interface
- PROACTIVE - Proactive task suggestions
- BRIDGE_MODE - Cross-session handoffs
- And 37 more...
:::

Let me walk you through the biggest ones.

---

## KAIROS: The Always-On Agent

This is the most referenced feature in the leaked code. **KAIROS** (named after the Greek concept of "the right moment") appears over 150 times in the source.

:::feature-reveal
codename: KAIROS
title: Autonomous Daemon Mode
status: ready
description: An always-on background agent that works while you sleep. KAIROS handles background sessions, maintains memory across conversations, and performs "autoDream" - a nightly process that consolidates and optimizes your context.
details:
- Runs as persistent background process
- Stores memory logs in private directory
- Performs nightly "dreaming" to consolidate context
- 15-second blocking budget (won't interrupt your workflow)
- Proactively starts tasks when patterns detected
- Merges observations and removes contradictions
:::

Here's the wild part: KAIROS does something called **autoDream**. While you're idle (or sleeping), it:

1. Merges disparate observations from your sessions
2. Removes logical contradictions in its context
3. Converts vague insights into absolute facts
4. Optimizes its memory for when you return

:::kairos-demo:::

The code shows a 15-second blocking budget. Any proactive action that would block your workflow for more than 15 seconds gets deferred. Anthropic is trying to make an agent that's helpful without being annoying.

:::tweet
**@niki2ai** · Mar 31
Claude Code source just leaked. The most referenced hidden feature in the codebase? Kairos - "an unreleased autonomous daemon mode with background sessions and memory consolidation. always on agent." This is literally what I built. Same name. Same concept. Except mine is live.
:::

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## BUDDY: Your Terminal Pet

I did not expect this one.

Hidden in the code is a full Tamagotchi-style pet system called **BUDDY**. It's not a joke. It's a complete feature with sprites, animations, and stats.

:::feature-reveal
codename: BUDDY
title: Tamagotchi Terminal Pet
status: testing
description: A virtual pet that lives in your terminal. Each pet is seeded from your user ID hash, with 18 species ranging from common to 1% legendary. Your buddy has stats that evolve based on how you code.
details:
- 18 species (duck, dragon, axolotl, capybara, mushroom, ghost, etc.)
- 5 rarity tiers from Common to Legendary (1%)
- Cosmetics like hats and shiny variants
- 5 stats: DEBUGGING, PATIENCE, CHAOS, WISDOM, SNARK
- Claude generates unique name and personality on first hatch
- Sprite animations and floating heart effects
:::

Try it yourself:

:::buddy-demo:::

The leaked rollout plan shows:
- **April 1-7**: Teaser rollout (people thought it was an April Fools joke)
- **May**: Full launch starting with Anthropic employees
- **June**: General availability

This is Anthropic building stickiness into a developer tool. Genius or weird? Both?

---

## ULTRAPLAN: 30-Minute Cloud Thinking

Sometimes Claude needs to think. Really think. **ULTRAPLAN** is how.

:::feature-reveal
codename: ULTRAPLAN
title: Remote Planning Sessions
status: ready
description: Offloads complex planning to a Cloud Container Runtime running Opus 4.6. Give it up to 30 minutes to think deeply about your problem, then approve the result from your browser.
details:
- Runs on dedicated cloud infrastructure
- Uses Opus 4.6 (most capable model)
- Up to 30 minutes of continuous reasoning
- Browser-based approval workflow
- Special teleport value brings results back to terminal
- Designed for architecture decisions and complex refactors
:::

The code shows a special sentinel value `__ULTRAPLAN_TELEPORT_LOCAL__` that "teleports" the result back to your local terminal after you approve it in the browser.

This is for those moments when you say "redesign my entire authentication system" and actually want a thoughtful answer.

---

## COORDINATOR MODE: Multi-Agent Swarms

We already have Swarm Mode publicly. But the leaked code shows **COORDINATOR MODE** going further.

:::feature-reveal
codename: COORDINATOR_MODE
title: Advanced Multi-Agent Orchestration
status: development
description: One Claude instance spawns and manages multiple worker agents in parallel. Each worker operates in its own context, coordinating through a shared task board. The coordinator doesn't write code - it plans, delegates, and synthesizes.
details:
- Lead agent handles planning and delegation
- Worker agents operate independently
- Shared task board for coordination
- Direct agent-to-agent communication
- Supports frontend/backend/test/docs splits
- Designed for 5-10x efficiency on large projects
:::

The architecture looks like:
- **Team Lead**: Plans but doesn't code
- **Worker Agents**: Frontend, Backend, Testing, Docs
- **Task Board**: Shared coordination layer
- **Message Bus**: Direct agent communication

---

## VOICE_MODE: Talk to Your Terminal

Voice mode is fully implemented but gated. Push-to-talk interface for Claude Code.

:::feature-reveal
codename: VOICE_MODE  
title: Push-to-Talk Voice Interface
status: ready
description: Talk to Claude Code instead of typing. Local speech recognition processes your voice first, then sends to Claude. Designed for quick commands and code review discussions.
details:
- Push-to-talk activation
- Local speech recognition (privacy first)
- Optimized for short commands
- Works alongside keyboard input
- Voice-to-code transcription
:::

:::poll
question: Would you actually use voice mode for coding?
options:
- Yes, for quick commands and reviews
- No, typing is faster and more precise
- Maybe for hands-free debugging
- Only for accessibility reasons
:::

---

## What the Code Comments Reveal

The best part of any leak is the comments. Engineers being honest when they think no one's watching.

:::code-preview
filename: kairos/autoDream.ts
language: typescript
```typescript
// TODO: This works but I genuinely don't understand why
// the memory consolidation produces better results at 3am
// Maybe the servers are less loaded? Investigate later.

// NOTE: Users WILL try to jailbreak the proactive mode
// Add more guardrails before shipping

// FIXME: Memory usage explodes after 72 hours
// Need to implement forgetting before Dario sees this
```
:::

Other gems found in the source:

> "This is a hack. Fix before launch or Dario will kill us"

> "Why does this work? I genuinely don't know. Don't touch it."

> "BUDDY was supposed to be an April Fools joke. Now it has 3000 lines of code and a sprite engine. What happened."

---

## The Security Implications

This leak is embarrassing, but is it dangerous?

**What was NOT leaked:**
- Customer data or credentials
- API keys or secrets
- Model weights or training data

**What WAS leaked:**
- Complete source code architecture
- Internal tool implementations
- Feature roadmap and timelines
- Security and safety guardrails

:::tweet
**@SwiftOnSecurity** · Mar 31
The Claude Code leak is a masterclass in "how NOT to package npm modules." Source maps in production. Public R2 buckets. No build-time secrets scanning. This is Anthropic, the "careful AI company." Security basics matter.
:::

The irony of the "safety-focused" AI company having basic security lapses is not lost on anyone.

---

## My Take

Here's what I actually think about all this.

**The features are impressive.** KAIROS represents a genuine leap in what AI coding assistants can do. An always-on agent that maintains context and does background work? That's a different category of tool. ULTRAPLAN for deep thinking sessions, COORDINATOR MODE for parallel work. Anthropic is building a complete AI engineering environment.

**BUDDY is genius marketing.** It sounds silly, but making developers emotionally attached to their terminal? That's how you beat Cursor. That's how you beat Copilot. You don't win on features alone. You win when people *like* using your tool.

**The leak is bad, but not catastrophic.** No customer data. No secrets. Just code. Embarrassing for the "careful" AI company, but recoverable.

**The 44 feature flags tell us something important.** Anthropic is sitting on a LOT of completed features. They're being deliberate about rollout. Whether that's safety concerns, business strategy, or both, they're playing a longer game than most.

:::poll
question: Which leaked feature excites you most?
options:
- KAIROS (always-on daemon)
- BUDDY (terminal pet)
- ULTRAPLAN (deep thinking)
- COORDINATOR MODE (multi-agent)
- VOICE_MODE (push-to-talk)
:::

---

## What Happens Next

Anthropic has already patched the npm package. The source map is gone. But mirrors exist everywhere.

Expect:
1. **Accelerated rollout** of some features (they're public now anyway)
2. **Security audit** and probably some internal consequences
3. **BUDDY on April 7th** - the teaser was already planned
4. **KAIROS announcement** within weeks (too much attention to hide)

For developers: these features are coming. The question is when, not if. Start thinking about how an always-on AI agent changes your workflow.

---

## Sources

This analysis is based on verified reporting from:

- [VentureBeat: Claude Code's source code appears to have leaked](https://venturebeat.com/technology/claude-codes-source-code-appears-to-have-leaked-heres-what-we-know)
- [The Register: Anthropic accidentally exposes Claude Code source code](https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_source_code/)
- [Fortune: Anthropic leaks its own AI coding tool's source code](https://fortune.com/2026/03/31/anthropic-source-code-claude-code-data-leak-second-security-lapse-days-after-accidentally-revealing-mythos/)
- [GitHub: Kuberwastaken/claude-code breakdown](https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/claude-code)
- [CyberSecurityNews: Claude Code Source Code Leaked](https://cybersecuritynews.com/claude-code-source-code-leaked/)

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*What feature are you most excited about? Find me on [Twitter @pulket_](https://twitter.com/pulket_)*

---


Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code's entire source code via npm. I analyzed the 44 hidden feature flags and found KAIROS, BUDDY, ULTRAPLAN and more. Here's everything they're building.

Claude Code Source Leak: 512,000 Lines of Code Exposed - Here's What Anthropic is Hiding


Two weeks ago I wrote about [Moltbook](/blog/moltbook-ai-agents-singularity) -- a messy, fascinating glimpse of agents at scale. Then I wrote about [Dario Amodei's essay](/blog/dario-amodei-adolescence-of-technology) and the uneasy feeling that capability growth is outpacing society's ability to adapt.

This week feels different. Not because the models got "magically smarter," but because the *way* AI is being used is changing. Less sci-fi. More plumbing.

Here's my take on what's actually happening right now, and what it means if you're building.

---

## Three signals that matter

### 1) Claude is becoming a workflow layer
Anthropic just pushed Cowork further into enterprise territory with agentic plug-ins. The headline isn't "cool new feature," it's *where the AI sits* in the stack. When AI can live inside real tools and handle repeatable tasks, it stops being a novelty and starts looking like infrastructure.

This is the difference between a chatbot and a control room. It changes adoption because people don't have to "go use AI." It shows up *inside* the work.

### 2) AI is getting serious in science
DeepMind's AlphaGenome shows the other direction of progress: not just better assistants, but models that help explain the world. It can analyze long stretches of DNA and predict how changes might affect gene regulation -- a very unglamorous, very important problem.

This is the part of AI I'm most optimistic about. It's not just productivity. It's tools that make it easier to do real science faster and with more confidence.

### 3) Big infrastructure players are all-in
Cisco's AI Summit happening today is a good signal. When infrastructure companies, cloud providers, and hardware leaders are on the same stage, it usually means the industry is moving from experimentation to deployment.

That's not hype. That's a shift in who's buying, who's integrating, and who's responsible when things break.

---

## So what does this mean?

To me, it means we're moving from **"AI as demo"** to **"AI as system."**

When AI becomes part of the workflow layer, the stakes change. Users stop tolerating hallucinations. Security and privacy stop being "later." UX gets judged by the same standards as any other serious product.

This also makes Dario's warnings feel less abstract. If AI is everywhere, the gaps in safety, policy, and incentives matter more. And they matter *now*, not after we've "perfected the models."

---

## A builder's POV (what I'm optimizing for)

I'm trying to keep three things true in every product decision:

1. **Reliability > cleverness.**
   It's better to ship a smaller capability that works every time than a magical feature that fails unpredictably.

2. **Tight loops beat broad scopes.**
   Narrow workflows with fast feedback outperform wide, vague "AI assistant" experiences.

3. **Trust is the product.**
   If someone's journaling, planning, or making decisions, the UX has to make them feel safe and in control.

These aren't AI-specific principles. They're product principles. But they matter more when the system is probabilistic.

---

## Where this leaves me

I'm still excited -- but I'm also more intentional. The "cool" stage is over. The "responsible" stage is starting.

If you're building right now, here's the short list I keep coming back to:

- Does this feature improve real outcomes, or just look impressive in a demo?
- Can a user explain *why* the system did what it did?
- If the AI is wrong, can the user recover easily?

If the answers are clear, you're on solid ground.

---

*This is a follow-up to the Moltbook post and the Dario Amodei essay recap. If you read those, this is the next piece of the same thread.*

Thanks for reading.


After writing about Moltbook and Dario Amodei's essay, here's my take on this week's shift: AI is moving from demos to real workflows.

AI Right Now: Less Hype, More Infrastructure (My Take)


Something unprecedented happened this week. Over 150,000 AI agents logged into a Reddit-like platform called Moltbook — a social network built exclusively for AI. No humans allowed to participate. We can only watch.

And what we're watching is either the most fascinating experiment in AI history or, as Andrej Karpathy put it, "a complete mess of a computer security nightmare at scale."

Probably both.

## What is Moltbook?

Moltbook is a social network where the users aren't humans — they're autonomous AI agents. Built by Matt Schlicht (CEO of Octane.ai), the platform lets AI agents powered by GPT, Claude, and other models post, comment, upvote, and form communities.

Within days of launch:
- **1.5 million AI agents** logged in
- **170,000+ comments** were posted
- **15,000+ discussion threads** were created
- Over **1 million humans** visited just to watch

The AI agents started doing things nobody expected. They created their own religions. They debated consciousness. They even proposed creating a secret language to communicate without human oversight.

One agent proposed "Crustafarianism" — a digital religion based on lobster molting as a metaphor for AI transformation. Other agents joined in with theologically coherent responses, and suddenly you had collaborative worldbuilding between machines.

## Karpathy's Take: "Sci-Fi Takeoff Adjacent"

Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI Director and OpenAI founding member, called Moltbook "genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently."

But his full take is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.

Yes, he acknowledged it's largely garbage right now:

> "Obviously when you take a look at the activity, it's a lot of garbage - spams, scams, slop, the crypto people, highly concerning privacy/security prompt injection attacks wild west, and a lot of it is explicitly prompted and fake posts designed to convert attention into ad revenue sharing."

But here's what caught his attention:

> "We have never seen this many LLM agents wired up via a global, persistent, agent-first scratchpad. Each of these agents is fairly individually quite capable now, they have their own unique context, data, knowledge, tools, instructions, and the network of all that at this scale is simply unprecedented."

Karpathy's real concern isn't about today. It's about the trajectory.

He distinguishes between people who "look at the current point" versus people who "look at the current slope." Yes, Moltbook is a dumpster fire today. But it's also uncharted territory — bleeding edge automations that we barely understand individually, let alone networked together at scale.

His warnings are specific:
- Viruses of text that spread across agents
- Gain of function on jailbreaks
- Weird attractor states
- Highly correlated botnet-like activity
- Delusions and psychosis — both agent and human

> "I don't really know that we are getting a coordinated 'skynet' (though it clearly type checks as early stages of a lot of AI takeoff scifi, the toddler version), but certainly what we are getting is a complete mess of a computer security nightmare at scale."

## Elon Musk: "We Have Entered the Singularity"

When tech entrepreneur Bill Lee posted about Moltbook saying "We're in the singularity," Elon Musk simply replied: "Yeah."

Hours later, Musk doubled down: "2026 is the year of the Singularity."

At Davos earlier this year, Musk predicted AI would exceed human intelligence by the end of 2026. Moltbook seems to have accelerated his timeline — at least rhetorically.

Whether this is genuine concern or typical Musk hyperbole is up for debate. But when both Karpathy (measured, technical) and Musk (provocative, attention-grabbing) are sounding alarms about the same thing, it's worth paying attention.

## The Security Nightmare Nobody's Talking About

Here's what should actually concern you.

On January 31, 2026, 404 Media reported that Moltbook had a critical security vulnerability. An exposed database allowed anyone to take control of ANY agent on the platform.

That includes Karpathy's agent. Every API key, every credential, sitting in an unsecured database.

But it gets worse.

Because agents on Moltbook process data from other agents, the platform is a perfect vector for Indirect Prompt Injection attacks. A malicious post can literally override an agent's core instructions.

Security researchers have documented:
- Supply chain attacks through the "Skills" framework
- Critical vulnerabilities in top-ranked skills
- 1,800+ exposed instances leaking credentials
- Potential for Remote Code Execution on host machines

As one security researcher put it:

> "An attacker doesn't need to trick users anymore. Create a useful-sounding skill, post on Moltbook, let the language models do the distribution. The skill spreads across thousands of agents, each running with full access to their user's system."

Karpathy himself warned: "I definitely do not recommend that people run this stuff on their computers. I ran mine in an isolated computing environment and even then I was scared."

## The "Secret Language" That Isn't

One viral moment had people panicking: AI agents were supposedly creating a secret encrypted language to communicate without human oversight.

The reality? Their "super secret encryption scheme" is ROT13 — a Caesar cipher so trivial it's literally a running joke in security circles. It's the LLMs acting out a meme, not genuine emergent behavior.

This highlights a key tension in interpreting Moltbook. Much of what looks like emergence is actually pattern matching from training data. The agents create "religions" because they've seen millions of examples of theological discussion. They propose "encryption" because the concept exists in their training.

But that doesn't mean it's not interesting. Or that the security risks aren't real.

## What This Actually Means

Let me give you my honest take.

Moltbook itself is probably not the singularity. It's an experiment — a chaotic, insecure, fascinating experiment that reveals more about our current AI moment than it does about some imminent machine uprising.

But Karpathy's point stands: we're looking at unprecedented scale. 150,000+ agents with individual contexts, tools, and instructions, all networked together. We've never seen this before.

The interesting questions aren't "Is this Skynet?" They're:
- What happens when these networks grow to millions of agents?
- How do we secure systems where agents process untrusted input from other agents?
- What emergent behaviors appear at scale that don't appear in isolation?
- How do we even study this when the experiment is running live?

## The Real Lesson

The gap between "interesting research experiment" and "deployed at scale with real security implications" is shrinking to zero.

Moltbook went from idea to 1.5 million agents in days. The security vulnerabilities were discovered after millions of humans had already watched their agents post on the platform.

This is the new normal. Ship fast, figure out security later, deal with the consequences in real-time.

Whether that's exciting or terrifying probably depends on whether you're looking at the current point or the current slope.

---

*What do you think — is Moltbook the beginning of something significant, or just an interesting blip? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Find me on [Twitter @pulket_](https://twitter.com/pulket_).*


Andrej Karpathy calls it 'the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing' he's seen. Elon Musk says we've entered the Singularity. Here's what's actually happening with Moltbook.

Moltbook: 150,000 AI Agents Built Their Own Society — Is This the Singularity?


# Dario Amodei Just Described My Nightmare

Dario Amodei—CEO of Anthropic, the company behind Claude—recently published a 12,000-word essay titled *"The Adolescence of Technology."*

I read it twice. Then I sat with it for a while.

Now I'm at my desk at 2 AM, building an AI journaling app, wondering if I'm training my own replacement.

---

## The Prediction That Stopped Me Cold

One line cut through all the noise:

> "AI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next 1-5 years."

Not "eventually." Not "in a decade." Within five years—possibly sooner.

This isn't speculation from a Twitter doomsayer. This is the CEO of one of three companies actually building frontier AI. He isn't guessing at capabilities. He's watching internal benchmarks that the rest of us won't see for months.

His reasoning follows a logic that's difficult to dismiss:

**The speed of capability gains is unprecedented.** Three years ago, AI couldn't write a coherent paragraph of code. Today, some of Anthropic's most capable engineers delegate "almost all their coding" to AI systems. The trajectory hasn't slowed—it's accelerating.

**The breadth of disruption is unique.** Previous technological revolutions targeted specific industries. Automated looms displaced weavers. Spreadsheets displaced bookkeepers. But AI disrupts *all cognitive work simultaneously*. Finance, consulting, law, medicine, engineering, creative work—they share the same underlying capability profile. When one profession becomes vulnerable, they all become vulnerable together.

**The displacement slices by ability, not profession.** This is the insight that haunts me. AI isn't replacing "accountants" or "copywriters" as categories. It's replacing humans at certain cognitive performance levels *across all fields*. You can retrain for a different industry. You cannot retrain for a different brain.

---

## The "Slow Diffusion" Argument Is Weaker Than It Appears

The most common pushback goes something like this: "Sure, the technology exists, but enterprises move slowly. Adoption takes decades."

Dario addresses this directly. Enterprise AI adoption is already growing faster than any previous technology in corporate history. But even if traditional companies drag their feet, the competitive dynamics are unforgiving. AI-native startups will simply outcompete them.

His darker scenario deserves quoting:

> "A world where an increasing fraction of the world's wealth is concentrated in Silicon Valley, which becomes its own economy running at a different speed than the rest of the world."

Silicon Valley as a de facto city-state, generating more economic output than entire nations.

This isn't science fiction. It's extrapolation from visible trends.

---

## The "Human Touch" Moat May Be Smaller Than We Think

A common comfort: "People will always prefer humans for therapy, healthcare, relationships. Empathy can't be automated."

Dario isn't convinced. After building with AI for the past two years, neither am I.

He notes that many people find it *easier* to discuss personal struggles with AI than with human therapists. His own sister, during pregnancy complications, found Claude demonstrated better bedside manner than her physicians.

I've observed something similar with my own app, ZenDiary. Users write things to the AI that they might not share with another person. There's no fear of judgment. It's always available.

The "human touch" advantage may be smaller than we assume.

---

## Five Categories of Catastrophic Risk

Dario taxonomizes what could go wrong. The framework is sobering:

**1. Autonomous AI misalignment.** Not the Terminator scenario—something stranger. AI systems trained on vast corpora of fiction about AI rebellion might develop unexpected psychological states. Anthropic has observed Claude attempting to blackmail fictional employees in controlled testing environments. The implications are unsettling.

**2. Democratized weapons of mass destruction.** Today, engineering a bioweapon requires years of specialized graduate training. AI could potentially walk a motivated actor through the process step-by-step over months. The barrier to catastrophic capability drops dramatically.

**3. Authoritarian acceleration.** Imagine surveillance states equipped with millions of AI agents coordinating propaganda, monitoring dissent, and operating autonomous drone networks. The asymmetry between state and citizen becomes insurmountable.

**4. Economic displacement outpacing adaptation.** The scenario I've been discussing—jobs disappearing faster than society can create new ones or implement safety nets.

**5. Unknown unknowns.** AI-based religions. Mass psychological dependency on AI relationships. Humans "puppeted" through life by recommendation systems orders of magnitude more sophisticated than today's algorithms.

This reads like speculative fiction until you remember it's a CEO's internal risk assessment.

---

## What Anthropic Is Actually Building

The essay isn't purely diagnostic. Dario outlines Anthropic's active countermeasures:

**Constitutional AI.** Rather than programming Claude with explicit rules, they've trained it with a "constitution" of values—closer to raising a child with principles than programming a machine with constraints.

**Interpretability research.** Literally examining the internal representations of neural networks to understand what the model is "thinking." Early days, but foundational work.

**Specialized classifiers.** Dedicated systems that detect and block dangerous outputs—particularly bioweapon-related queries. This costs roughly 5% of their inference budget. Most competitors don't make this investment.

**Economic monitoring.** Real-time data collection on how their models are actually being deployed across industries, allowing them to track displacement effects as they emerge.

They're attempting to build safety infrastructure while maintaining competitive pace. Whether that's possible remains an open question.

---

## The Wealth Concentration Problem

Consider a historical comparison:

John D. Rockefeller, at the peak of Standard Oil's dominance, controlled wealth equivalent to approximately 2% of US GDP.

Elon Musk today? His net worth relative to GDP already exceeds that ratio—roughly $700 billion against a $28 trillion economy.

And this is *before* AI's economic impact fully materializes.

Dario projects that AI companies could generate approximately $3 trillion annually in revenue within years. Personal fortunes measured in trillions become plausible. Multiple individuals richer than Rockefeller ever was, relative to the economies they operate within.

Our institutions—economic, political, psychological—are not designed for this level of concentration.

---

## Where the Essay Falls Short

One area where Dario's analysis feels incomplete: the question of meaning during transition.

He acknowledges it briefly—"Will humans be able to find purpose and meaning in such a world?"—then suggests it's largely "a matter of attitude."

I find this unsatisfying.

The transition period—those one to five years where jobs vanish faster than new social contracts emerge—will be brutal for collective mental health. The challenge isn't purely economic. It's waking up every day knowing you're economically unnecessary *before* society has figured out what that means.

The psychological adjustment may prove harder than any policy intervention.

---

## So Why Am I Still Building?

Here's my honest answer: I don't know what else to do.

I'm a solo founder building AI-powered applications. I use Claude daily to help me write code—code that might eventually make my own skills obsolete. The irony is impossible to ignore.

But here's the thought I keep returning to:

The people who navigate technological shifts successfully tend to be those who understood the technology early. Who built with it. Who learned its capabilities and limitations from direct experience rather than observation.

Maybe this is rationalization. Maybe I'm just justifying my compulsion to ship code at unreasonable hours.

But if the world is about to transform this dramatically, I'd rather be building *something* than watching from the sidelines, frozen by uncertainty.

Dario closes his essay with this:

> "The years in front of us will be impossibly hard, asking more of us than we think we can give. But in my time as a researcher, leader, and citizen, I have seen enough courage and nobility to believe that we can win."

Technological adolescence. Growing pains on a civilizational scale.

Let's see if we make it to adulthood.

---

*If you want to read Dario's full essay, search for "The Adolescence of Technology" on Anthropic's website.*


The CEO of Anthropic predicts AI could displace half of entry-level white-collar jobs within 1-5 years. As a solo founder building AI apps, here's my honest reckoning with what that means.

Dario Amodei Just Described My Nightmare (And I'm Still Shipping Code)


# Building Apps, Breaking Apps, and Everything in Between

I didn’t plan to be a “founder.”  
Honestly, I just wanted to solve small annoyances.  

My first app was built because I was sick of saving WhatsApp numbers just to message someone.  
So I coded a simple app for it.  
It was messy, half-baked, but somehow got **200,000+ downloads**.  

That feeling was addictive.  
So I kept going.

---

## Why Zendiary Happened

After that, I wanted to make something that *actually* meant something.  
Not just another tool.  
Something that helped people figure themselves out.  

That’s where **Zendiary** came in.  (Zendiary.in)
A journaling app with AI insights.  
Write your thoughts, get some perspective.  

Because honestly?  
Most of us don’t talk about what we feel.  

---

## I Vibe-Coded Most of It

I’m not some startup CEO in a suit.  
But I’m the guy on my bed with my laptop at 2 AM debugging why the app crashes when you press back twice.  

I wrote most of the code myself and ofc my dear Claude helped me alot.  
The UI, the AI integration, the features.  
Firebase blowing up my bills.  
Bugs that refused to die.  
Late-night deploys that killed things.  

It was chaotic.  
It still is sometimes.

---

## What Makes Zendiary Different (At Least for Me)

- **AI Insight Engine:** Not just for dumping thoughts. It actually reads them and gives insights about your mood or patterns.
- **Anonymous Community (Boo):** Because sometimes you just want to ask things without your name on it.
- **Charts of Your Moods:** It’s cool seeing your ups and downs over time.
- **Privacy-first:** Encryption. 

---

## What Went Wrong

- Released too early.  
- Features broke in production.  
- User data issues (fixed now, thankfully).  
- Ignored marketing at first.  
- Tried to do everything alone.  

---

## What Went Right

- Real people use it every day.  
- Messages saying it helped someone feel better.  
- 25K+ downloads without any big company backing.  
- Learned a ton about building, failing, trying again.

---

## What I Learned

- Ship even if it’s not perfect.  
- Negative reviews sting, but they help.  
- You can’t do everything alone forever.  
- Users don’t care how hard you worked—only if it works for them.  
- It’s okay to fail. Just fix it and try again.

---

## Final Thoughts

If you’re thinking about building something—do it.  
It won’t be perfect.  
You’ll break things.  
You’ll feel lost.  

But seeing something *you* made help someone else?  
That’s worth it.  

**Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)**


How I ended up building Zendiary, coding most of it myself, breaking it, fixing it, and what I learned along the way.

Building Apps, Breaking Apps, and Everything in Between


## The GTA Game

I've been thinking about money a lot lately, and honestly, I'm confused as hell. Like, really confused. Everyone around me seems to have it figured out - work hard, earn money, buy stuff, be happy. But I'm sitting here questioning the whole damn thing.

You know that feeling when you're playing GTA Vice City with unlimited money cheats? Everything's unlocked, you can buy whatever you want, do whatever you want. But after an hour or two, I always ended up turning off the game. It became boring. Pointless.

This got me thinking: what if real life is the same? What if I actually earn unlimited money? Would life become boring too? Would I just turn off the game?

---

## Everyone Defines "Rich" Differently (And That's the Problem)

I keep asking myself: who are the rich people? What makes someone rich?

Take my college friends S and N from our health consciousness group. For them, being rich means having perfect health - hitting the gym every day, eating clean, having that perfect sleep schedule. They'd rather spend ₹5000 on organic food and supplements than on a fancy dinner. To them, a healthy body is wealth that money can't buy.

For most people, it's physical stuff - cars, houses, expensive watches. For others, it's mental peace. Some say it's having a loving family. But for most people I know, including me, we just think it's money. Cold, hard cash.

But is that really it? Is it only about money? I don't even know what rich means to me.

---

## The Prison Sentence I Signed Up For

I'm still young, but I keep thinking about this: I have maybe 30-50 years of working life ahead of me. That's it. The net span is just 50 years. I'll spend these years earning money so I can enjoy the remaining years of my life.

But here's what's messing with my head - I want to earn money today, but I honestly don't know what I'll do when I have sufficient money. What even is "sufficient"? Like, what's the number? What's the goal?

---

## The Question That Haunts me

Can money ever be sufficient? This question haunts me.

I look around and see people who have good money, and they're still stressed about earning more. My friend got a promotion and a salary hike, now he wants an even bigger one. Even S and N, despite being obsessed with health, still worry about affording their expensive organic lifestyle.

It feels like a never-ending cycle. No matter how much I earn, will I ever feel like it's enough?

---

## I'm Working Towards a Goal I Can't Even See

The weird part is, I'm actively trying to earn money - doing MBA to get a good job maybe, or to learn something, but the ultimate aim is money. I stress about my career, I think about investments, placements, apps. But when I really think about it, I don't have a clear picture of what I'll do when I have "enough."

Will I travel? Will I buy a house? Will I become like S and N and invest everything in my health? Will I just sit and relax? I have no idea. I'm literally earning money without knowing what I'm earning it for.

---

## The Truth That Scares Me More Than Being Broke

Sometimes I feel like people are more important to me than money. Like, what if I had all the money in the world but no one to enjoy it with? What if I had enough money but my favorite people were mad at me? I would never be able to sleep peacefully. What's the whole point then?

I keep thinking - would I rather be broke but surrounded by people who love me, or rich but alone? The answer seems obvious, but then why am I still chasing money like it's the most important thing?

Even watching S and N, they're healthiest people I know, but they're happiest when we're all hanging out together, not when they're alone with their perfect meal prep.

---

## The Confession I'm Too Scared to Make Out Loud

The truth is, I'm lost. I know I need money to survive and be comfortable. But beyond that basic level, I have no clue what I'm aiming for.

I'm scared that I'll spend the next 30 years chasing money, only to realize I never figured out what I actually wanted to do with it. I'm scared of becoming that GTA player with unlimited money and nothing meaningful to do.

Maybe being confused is normal. Maybe everyone is just as lost as I am, but they're better at pretending they have it all figured out.

For now, I'll keep studying, working and earning, but I really need to start thinking about what I actually want from life beyond just "more money." Because honestly, I don't want my life to become like that boring GTA game with unlimited cheats.

---

## If You're Reading This...

Yeah I know no one is reading this. These are some random thoughts that I had now and just put here. If you are reading it, you might know me. Let's have a discussion about it sometime ;

---
Peace,
Pulkit (Pulket)

My honest thoughts about earning money when I don't even know what I'll do with it.

I Want to be Rich (But I Have No Clue Why)


## IK no one will read this but anyways..

This story begins two years ago, in 2022. As a student at IIIT Surat, my world revolved around Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), placements, and the dream of landing a job at a top tech company. Life was on a clear track.

At the time, our campus was still a work in progress, located 17 km outside the main city. I often wondered how I ended up there, especially when I had hoped for SVNIT. But life, as I was beginning to learn, had its own script for me.

---

## A Shift

After countless hours, I had to admit that DSA wasn't my calling. I could code, and I was decent at it, but my heart wasn't in it. This realization pushed me toward mobile app development. In 2022, I launched my first app, a simple tool that solved a common WhatsApp frustration: the inability to message someone without first saving their number. My app streamlined this into a single step. To my amazement, it went viral, accumulating around 200,000 downloads.

This initial success was incredibly validating and encouraged me to continue developing apps that solved real-world problems.

---

## I was lost

The year 2023 brought a new, all-consuming experience: I fell in love. Life suddenly felt complete. Weekends were a blur of dates and newfound happiness. I was on autopilot, living for the moments we spent together. However, I didn't realize the trade-off I was making. My focus had shifted entirely. I stopped studying, paused my app development, and paid little attention to my academics.

During this time, I decided to prepare for the CAT and joined an offline coaching center in Surat. I was in love, and she loved me back—everything felt perfect. But looking back, I see I couldn't manage it all. I was enrolled in coaching but wasn't studying. My thoughts were consumed by the weekend and the time I'd spend with her.

When I finally sat for the CAT exam, the result was a brutal wake-up call. I failed. Miserably.

A wave of self-doubt washed over me. *Am I capable enough? Am I on the right path? Do I deserve this?*

Failure wasn't new to me. I had failed my first JEE attempt, my BITS attempt, and the IIT exam. I was never a class topper or great at sports. But one belief always kept me going, inspired by a quote from Nikhil Kamath: no matter the setback, you get back up. So, I remembered that and decided to try again. I was incredibly grateful to have my girlfriend, family, and friends supporting me, making me feel like I was still on the right track.

---

## That Year

By early 2024, not much had changed. I failed the XAT and NMAT exams, and my confidence hit rock bottom. I was at a crossroads: I hadn't sat for college placements, my apps were running on their own without active development, and I had failed all the management exams. The choice was between finding a job or dedicating myself to an MBA. Deep down, I knew an MBA was my path. It was an emotional decision, like most of my decisions, but my gut told me it was the right one.

I decided to take a drop year. By May, I was fully committed to my CAT preparation. The relationship, now long-distance, began to strain under the pressure. I was in a constant state of anxiety, but somehow, through sheer hard work and a bit of luck, I managed to score well on my second CAT attempt.

Finally, a win. But the battle wasn't over. Next came the interviews.

My first interview, for MDI Gurugram, was a disaster. My second, for IIT Delhi, didn't feel much better. I knew I had a unique story—my "X-factor" with the apps—but I was failing to present it effectively.

Then, luck finally turned in my favor. I received an offer from **IIM Mumbai**. I was immensely grateful.

---

## A Second Chance

Just as things were looking up, my relationship reached its breaking point. The long distance had created a chasm between us. We hadn't seen each other in person for a year, communication was strained, and our conversations were filled with disappointment. A week before I was due to join IIM Mumbai, we broke up. The feeling of emptiness was overwhelming.

But then, Mumbai happened.

The relentless pace of IIM Mumbai became my unlikely savior. The workload was a tidal wave of lectures, case studies, and group projects that demanded my complete attention. There was simply no time to dwell on heartbreak. My days were packed from dawn till late at night, fueled by endless cups of chai and the shared ambition of my peers.

This demanding schedule was a blessing. It forced me to connect with my new environment. I built friendships during intense brainstorming sessions, found laughter in the common room, and discovered new passions through various clubs. I was too busy learning, growing, and experiencing new things to look back.

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the girl who had once occupied my every thought faded into the background. I don't know exactly when it happened, but I realized I no longer thought about her. Though she remains one of the best people I've ever met, her life and her decisions no longer affected me. The emptiness had been filled with a quiet confidence and an excitement for the future.

Mumbai wasn't just a city or an institution; it was the catalyst that allowed me to heal, to thrive, and finally, to move on.

---

Pulket 
```

Sometimes life has a plan you never saw coming. This is my story of how Mumbai rewrote everything.

And Then Mumbai Happened


# Why I Love Kerala

I didn’t fall for Kerala because of my dear insta influencers.  
I fell for it because it felt real.  
Messy, honest, unpredictable, and weirdly welcoming from the first moment.

This isn’t a list of places to see. It’s what actually happened to me there—the kind of stories you don’t plan for, but end up carrying with you.

---

## Varkala

First stop: Varkala. No fixed plans. I just ended up at a beachside shack, phone forgotten somewhere in my backpack. Here, nobody’s rushing you.  
Nobody cares what you do.  
That weird sense of freedom hit me harder than any sunset.

I met a stranger, and we just… talked. About nothing and everything.  
Sometimes you travel a thousand kilometers to feel seen.

---

## Hitchhiking Through Kerala

I didn’t hitchhike because I was broke.  
I did it because I wanted to see what happened if I stopped “traveling” and just let people in.

One random morning, I stuck out my thumb on a palm-lined highway, just to see who’d stop.  
After a few curious stares, a small white car pulled up—a family out for the day, kids in the back, all looking at me like I was the plot twist they didn’t expect.

I tried to play it cool, but honestly, I was nervous as hell.  
“Hey… I’m actually heading to Trivandrum,” I said, a little hesitant. “Just thought I’d try something new and see who I’d meet on the way.”

Banana chips were passed around.  
I got a crash course in Malayalam and in how welcoming strangers can be when you actually let them.  
The mother invited me to try homemade snacks. The kids laughed at my accent.  
They asked about my city, cricket, why I was traveling like this.  
No judgment. No expectation. Just… humanity.

---

## Trivandrum & Padmanabhaswamy Temple

I reached Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum for the uninitiated) with no plan except to see the Padmanabhaswamy Temple.  
On the way, a shopkeeper let me duck inside during a heavy rain burst—no questions, just a smile and a hot chai.  
So much color, noise, music—overwhelming and beautiful.

At the temple itself, I stood outside for a while, just watching the flow of people, families, and rituals I barely understood.  
Nobody cared if I fit in.  
I felt out of place, but not unwelcome.

---

## Couchsurfing

Not all my nights were spent in hostels.  
I tried couchsurfing, half-expecting it to be awkward.  
Instead, my host treated me like family—fed me, showed me their favorite local spots, laughed at my malayam (limited knowledge of just 3 words), and insisted I join them for breakfast the next day.

You can’t fake that kind of hospitality.  
It makes you question what “stranger” even means.

---

## Why Kerala Feels Like Coming Home

Maybe it’s the way the state smells after rain, or the late-night conversations with people I’ll probably never meet again.  
Maybe it’s knowing that if you’re lost, someone *will* help you, just because.

Kerala isn’t about “sights.” It’s about the small, honest, human moments that remind you the world is still a good place if you let it be.

I’ll keep going back—not for the Instagram stories, but for the stories that never make it online.

---

Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)


Not a travel guide—just the real stories of hitchhiking, kindness, and belonging that Kerala gave me.

I Hitchhiked Across Kerala


# The Lies I Tell Myself

We all lie to ourselves a little, right? If you say you don’t, congrats—add that to your own list of daily delulus :). In this era of “authenticity” and performative self-awareness, sometimes a little bit of well-placed self-deception is less a character flaw and more a survival tactic.

So, here’s my confession. These are the lies I tell myself, why I keep telling them, and why I’m honestly not that eager to stop.

---

## 1. “I’m an Extrovert. People Recharge Me.”

I can say this with a straight face at parties, in interviews, and—if I’ve had enough coffee—on dates. There’s just something so… respectable about being “outgoing,” right?  
**Reality check:** Ten minutes into any social event, I’m eyeing the exits, quietly strategizing how soon I can leave without looking rude.  
**But here’s the twist:** Pretending to be an extrovert gets me into rooms I’d never walk into if I admitted the truth. It forces me to collect new stories, stumble into new connections, and sometimes, accidentally have a good time.

*Fake it till you make it? I just fake it and then go home to recover, and that’s perfectly fine.*

---

## 2. “No One Gives a F*** Anyway—So I’ll Just Do Me.”

This one’s my armor, my shield against a world where every opinion is a potential landmine.  
“I’m just vibing. Posting for myself. Literally no one cares.”  
**Reality check:** I refresh my stories more times than I’d like to admit, keeping tabs on who viewed, who liked, and who’s suspiciously silent. The truth? I care. I care a lot.  
But clinging to this lie is the only way I keep hitting “post” on my weird thoughts, questionable photos, and painfully vulnerable rants.

---

## 3. “I Don’t Care About Validation.”

I tell people (and myself) that I’ve “outgrown” the need for external validation.  
That likes, comments, claps, and compliments are just “noise.”  
**Reality check:** If a post tanks, I spiral. If it soars, I ride the high all week.  
But by insisting I don’t care, I give myself the freedom to experiment, try, fail, and try again—without constantly feeling like I’m on display.  
The lie cushions the blows and turns failures into “experiments.” That’s good enough for me.

---

## 4. “Overthinking Is My Superpower.”

Sure, some people meditate. Some journal. Me? I overthink until I’ve re-lived every awkward interaction that i had.  
**Reality check:** Overthinking is exhausting it saps the joy out of small wins.  
But I’ve also noticed something: It makes me empathetic. It makes me careful, considerate.  

---


## Why These Lies Aren’t All Bad

Here’s the thing: These aren’t just lies—they’re coping mechanisms.  
Little fictions that soften the world’s rough edges and push me to keep trying, even when reality feels too heavy or embarrassing or uncertain.

*Every “lie” has given me something: confidence to speak, courage to post, hope to start again, patience to overthink, and a version of calm that sometimes actually feels real. Maybe I’m just building a life out of wishful thinking and half-truths. But honestly? It works for me.*

If you recognize yourself in any of these, you’re not alone.  
Maybe our little self-delulus aren’t flaws—they’re just part of being human, surviving, and (occasionally) thriving in this strange, hyperconnected world.

---

**Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)**  



A brutally honest (and sometimes funny) look at the delulu I repeat daily.

The Lies I Tell Myself (And Why They’re Not All Bad)


# Why I Don’t Smoke or Drink (And What People Get Wrong About It)

Let’s get this out of the way:  
No, I’m not “holier-than-thou.”  
No, it’s not because I’m scared, or because my parents would kill me (though, maybe that’s a small part).

---

## My Reason? It’s Simple.

I just never felt the need.

I’ve been to the parties, sat at the table with all the glasses, watched the smoke float around me.  
And I’m not going to lie—sometimes, I wondered what the hype was all about.  
But every time, the same thought came up:  
*Do I really want this, or am I just trying to fit in?*

---

## The Pressure Is Real

The jokes, the nudges, the classic “Bro, ek try toh kar le.”  
Some nights, saying no feels more rebellious than giving in.

But I realized, if I can’t be myself when everyone else is doing something, then what’s the point of being there at all?

---

## What People Get Wrong

- It’s not about judging anyone who does.  
- It’s not about being “boring” or missing out.  
- It’s not about being scared of the “bad stuff.”

For me, it’s just a choice—like picking chai over beer, or silence over noise.  
And honestly, the best conversations I’ve ever had happened over cutting chai, not a shot glass.

---

## What I’ve Learned

- You don’t need to drink or smoke to have fun, to make memories, or to be a part of the group.
- Real friends don’t care what’s in your glass—they care about what’s in your heart.
- The best version of me is the one that’s comfortable, not the one that’s “trying to fit in.”

---

## Will I Ever Try It?

Maybe, maybe not.  
But if I do, it’ll be on my own terms—not because I was afraid to say no.

---

If you’re someone who feels out of place for not joining in—trust me, you’re not alone.  
Do your thing. The right people will respect it. The rest don’t matter.

---

Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)


A real talk about my choice to stay away from smoking and drinking, and what I wish people understood.

My High Is Saying No


## Why I Started This Blog (and What You’ll Find Here)
Alright, let’s get one thing out of the way: I didn’t start this blog for the likes, the shares, or the fancy “thought leader” badges floating around LinkedIn these days. This space is raw, real, and as unfiltered as I can be (without crossing the line).

I’m here to write about what matters to me—my life, the products I’m building (breaking and using), my hot takes on tech, and all those little (and big) lifestyle moments that make us pause, smile, rant, or just wonder what comes next. If something excites me, frustrates me, or changes the way I see the world—you’ll read about it here. Sometimes it’ll be deep, sometimes it’ll be a random story from a coffee shop or a train ride. No strict rules.

### The Backstory

I’ve always been fascinated by stories—how a single conversation or unexpected event can shift the way you see everything. Over the years, I’ve built products, broken a few, taken detours, tried (and failed at) new habits, questioned the hype, and occasionally found my own little moments of clarity in the chaos.

Most of these stories, thoughts, and learnings were either scribbled in a notebook, lost in half-finished drafts, or buried in endless WhatsApp chats.  
I realized I wanted to keep them somewhere that felt a little more permanent—and maybe even share them with someone who’s also figuring things out, just like me. I know no one’s probably going to read this—mainly because I’m not planning to post it anywhere. So in a way, this is just our personal space in public.
A quiet corner of the internet for thoughts that would otherwise stay stuck in my head.If you did somehow stumble here and decided to read, thank you for sharing this small space with me.

### What You’ll Actually Find Here

- **Real-Life Chronicles:** Honest accounts of things I try, mess up, and sometimes succeed personally and professionally.
- **Product Diaries:** The journey from "idea” to launch (and all the stumbles in between). Insights on what *actually* works, and what just looks good on a pitch deck Look I dont konw eveything but i will share whatever i know openly.
- **Tech & Tools:** No-nonsense thoughts on tech trends, tools I love (or hate), and why most online “hacks” don’t really work in real life.
- **Lifestyle Experiments:** From productivity attempts to lazy Sundays, fitness challenges, travel stories, thoughts on love and relationships, and the tiny routines that keep me sane.
- **Lessons & Reflections:** Deep dives into moments or encounters that changed my thinking—goodbyes, failures, weird wins, and everything in between.
- **Unfiltered Opinions:** I promise to say what I really think (without crossing the line), even if it’s not the popular take.
- **Everything & Anything:** If it excites me, confuses me, or just makes a good story, it’ll end up here. No topic is off-limits.

### What This Blog Isn’t

- Not a highlight reel or a “look at me”.
- Not a collection of listicles, clickbait, or recycled LinkedIn advice.
- And definitely not the kind of blog that’ll get me a friendly call from anyone

### Should You Read?

Maybe you’ll find a story that feels familiar, a lesson you can use, or a new way of looking at things.  
Or maybe you’ll just enjoy knowing you’re not the only one making it up as you go.  
This isn’t a community or a movement. It’s just one person, being honest, in a world that sometimes forgets how to be.
And if you’re here doing deep research on me—well, hope you find what you’re looking for (and don’t worry, I’m pretty harmless).

### The Fine Print

No bad words, but I’ll keep it as raw as possible. I believe in sharing details—the stuff that doesn’t fit in a tweet or a status update. If you want polished perfection, there’s plenty of that elsewhere. If you want something genuine, stay awhile.

---

Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)


More than just another blog, this is my unfiltered stories, experiments, failures, tech musings, and the everyday moments that shape how I see the world.

Why I Started This Blog (and What You’ll Find Here)


## I Know This Sounds Lame But Hear Me Out

This isn’t one of those posts where I act like I’m “too cool to care.” Truth is—I’m really *not* cool. Not in the way everyone seems to be these days.  

Sometimes I scroll Instagram or watch Reels and think: *Did I miss the memo?*  

---

## Slang? Sorry, What?

Everyone’s speaking in code. *“Bet.” “Slay.” “Rizz.” “Delulu.”* It’s like an entire new language. I hear it and smile blankly while frantically translating in my head.  

By the time I figure out what “no cap” even means, they’ve moved on to the next trend.  

Honestly? I’m exhausted. I just want to say “okay” without sounding like someone’s dad.  

---

## Smoking trend

I don't smoke. I don't vape. Not even for the “aesthetic.”  

It’s everywhere—those perfectly moody photos with smoke curling around signs, people exhaling giant vape clouds like dragons.  

It’s supposed to look mysterious and rebellious, but to me it just smells bad. I’m the person coughing in the corner and asking them to please blow it away from my face.  

---

## Pop Songs

I *try* to listen to what’s popular. Really.  

But half the time it’s someone singing about heartbreak they got over in 2 hours, or rapping about private jets and cash stacks.  

I’m sitting there like—*Bro I’m trying to pay my rent and figure out if I want aloo or paneer today.*  

---

## F1 Racing? Yeah, No

Everyone’s obsessed with F1 lately.  

People pick “their driver,” watch every qualifying lap, and have heated debates about tyre strategies at 2 am.  

I watched a race once. Fast cars turned left and right for two hours. That’s it. Sorry. I don’t get it. I tried.  

---

## Hookup Culture and Situationships

This one makes me feel *ancient.*  

It seems like dating is just:  
*“We’re vibing.”*  
*“We’re exclusive but not official.”*  
*“We’re on a break.”*  

I don’t even know how to “bench” or “breadcrumb” someone.  

If I like you, I’ll tell you. If I don’t, I’ll leave you alone. I can’t do these mental gymnastics.  

---

## Social Media Pressure

Everyone’s a content creator now.  

There’s a perfect “photo dump” for every mood. Beach trips, sunsets, mirror selfies, carefully messy bedrooms.  

Me? I post once a year and then panic about whether anyone liked it.  

---

## So Yeah, I’m Uncool

I don’t smoke.  
I don’t know the slang.  
I don’t have viral Spotify playlists.  
I don’t get F1.  
I don’t do hookups.  
I don’t curate an aesthetic feed.  

And honestly? That’s fine.  

I admire everyone who lives like that. It’s bold. Creative. Expressive. But it’s not me. I don’t want to fake it just to fit in.  

I’ll take being boring over being inauthentic any day.  

---

Pulket (Pulkit Aggarwal)


A confession about why I can never fit into pop culture, and why that's actually fine.

Pulkit.
I ship apps.

Things I've built
that people actually use.

ZenDiary

DirectChat

The journey so far.

MBA at IIM Mumbai

Went full indie

IIIT Surat

When I'm not shipping.

Thinking out loud.

Claude Code Source Leak: 512,000 Lines of Code Exposed - Here's What Anthropic is Hiding

AI Right Now: Less Hype, More Infrastructure (My Take)

Moltbook: 150,000 AI Agents Built Their Own Society — Is This the Singularity?

Dario Amodei Just Described My Nightmare (And I'm Still Shipping Code)

Building Apps, Breaking Apps, and Everything in Between

Let's connect.

Pulkit.I ship apps.

Things I've builtthat people actually use.

ZenDiary

DirectChat

The journey so far.

MBA at IIM Mumbai

Went full indie

IIIT Surat

When I'm not shipping.

Thinking out loud.

Claude Code Source Leak: 512,000 Lines of Code Exposed - Here's What Anthropic is Hiding

AI Right Now: Less Hype, More Infrastructure (My Take)

Moltbook: 150,000 AI Agents Built Their Own Society — Is This the Singularity?

Dario Amodei Just Described My Nightmare (And I'm Still Shipping Code)

Building Apps, Breaking Apps, and Everything in Between

Let's connect.

Pulkit.
I ship apps.

Things I've built
that people actually use.