Hi guys,

Have you ever heard of Photopea, a FREE Photoshop-like image editor?

Yes the genius behind him is Ivan Kutskir. This project of his get:

13M monthly visits

1.5M monthly user hours

$100K monthly ad revenue

Amazingly, he solo-handled 500K daily users and scaled Photopea to $1M+ in revenue and he spends only $700/year for maintenance and keeps all the profit for himself.

Yes, the software and founder were featured regularly, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39418530

I’m seeing a lot of practical use like designers use it for fast mockups and ads, and educators for visual explainers. Some e-commerce sites even show products in real-life settings.

It’s a mix of cost-cutting, efficiency goals, and the rise of AI tools replacing coordination roles. And i think post-COVID remote work showed many orgs that fewer layers can still function. so now it's a trend driven by both necessity and FOMO on leaner structures.

>and the rise of AI tools replacing coordination roles

Despite working in technology sector that should see fads sooner than other fields, I've not seen or heard of any coordination roles being replaced with AI in any level of management yet, or even talks about incorporating it

>the rise of AI tools replacing coordination roles

Can you list these tools?

AI tools such as Notion AI, Coda AI, ClickUp AI, and Asana AI are taking over many coordination tasks. They auto-summarize meetings, assign tasks, and track progress. Slack GPT and Microsoft Copilot handle updates, recaps, and communication flow. And tools like Motion and Reclaim.ai help with scheduling. Zapier and Trello, especially with AI add-ons, automate tasks and workflows. These tools cut the need for middle managers by making teams more self-directed and efficient.

try Perplexity. ai, it’s like a research assistant with live web access. You can also use ChatGPT with browsing (Pro version) to compare models, pricing, and capabilities. Also, you can track updates across models using LLM Leaderboard (Hugging Face) and thereisnobenchmark.com. Both are great tools.

One practical fix I’ve seen work: calendar firebreaks, at least two hours of deep work blocked daily, company-wide. Teams can stay focused by using agenda-first invites and a mandatory async-first policy. This approach supports collaboration without limiting it.

Also, quiet zones + soundproof pods in open offices aren’t luxuries; they’re productivity tools. We should fix the environment, not just the etiquette.

Yes, in Belgium and most of the EU, you can earn small amounts legally. You can do this through a “side income” or hobby income model without having to register a business right away.

Like that, use platforms like Ko-fi, Gumroad, or Buy Me a Coffee, which handle payments and taxes partially.

If your income stays below a certain limit of about €6,000 a year in Belgium through the deeleconomie scheme, you could get tax benefits. And you won’t need full business registration.

> Like that, use platforms like Ko-fi, Gumroad, or Buy Me a Coffee, which handle payments and taxes partially.

Or just old fashioned bank invoices to begin with, until it has enough revenue to motivate card payments.

It is easy to incorporate a business, costs very little, and then you can use pro payment platforms like Stripe.

Still way too much to test an idea or a product.

Thank you for the reply (and everyone else)! Is there a sort of a guarantee that below that threshold I won't get a random inquiry from the tax office, or is that always a possibility? I carry that sort of fear from southern EU.

One big gap I see is context-aware filtering and memory control.

Many tools block clear prompt injections, but few detect contextual misuse. This happens when users gradually direct the model over many sessions or subtly draw out its internal logic.

Your middleware sounds promising; I'm excited to see where it goes.

Totally agree, context-aware misuse is a big gap, and one we’re actively exploring. We’ve built session-level risk tracking and some early logic to detect drift over time, but it’s definitely still evolving.

LLM security isn’t a one-and-done, it’s an ongoing process, especially as attack patterns keep getting more subtle.

If you’ve seen other use cases or edge cases worth considering, we’d love to hear them. And feel free to ask more questions, really appreciate your input!

I'd pay for a "Digital Life Concierge" app.

Something that audits all my subscriptions, passwords, cloud accounts, and digital footprints. And flags forgotten paid services, broken data sharing, or security risks. Lets me clean up or close accounts with one click.

An app like this could be the Marie Kondo of the internet age. If it existed, I’d pay for it today.

There are indeed several services that help manage subscriptions and the budget for them. There are separate applications that help manage passwords and track password database leaks on many services. There are separate applications that help to sort through and sort digital vaults.

But I haven't seen anything that does it all at the same time.

A couple of weeks ago, I was working through this concept from the perspective of Marie Kondo's methods. It turned out to be a very promising but very expensive project. It's hard to do it alone in a reasonable amount of time.

Maybe I am misunderstanding something here but I’ve seen ads for at least two different companies aimed specifically at this problem. Never used them so I don’t know if it’s a one click resolution or not but the surfacing subscriptions you’re paying for and aren’t aware of is the main part of their advertising.

Not just you. I’ve noticed the same; naming feels like subtle steering. Most users assume a higher number = better. It’s clever marketing, but confusing for anyone not deep into AI. Clear model info would really help people get the best out of ChatGPT.

I use blue light glasses. They help reduce eye strain and evening headaches. A cheap pair from Amazon did the trick. It's worth trying if you're on screens all day!