Comment by loveparade

10 hours ago

I really enjoyed herdr at first but ever since they got VC funding I am avoiding it. Enshittification and cloud features due to vc/monetization pressure incoming.

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rvz  10 hours ago

Since you used herdr before it got funding, were you going to donate or pay for it without VC funding?

  • loveparade  6 hours ago

    I guess there is some nuance here. Would I pay for a very good agent multiplexer that makes me a lot more productive? Sure, same reason I pay for other apps or services.

    But for Herdr specifically? Probably not. There are tons of similar free alternatives and even vibe coding your own is very easy with all the open source code of both herdr and all the alternatives available.

    • rvz  4 hours ago

      > Would I pay for a very good agent multiplexer that makes me a lot more productive?

      That is not the question I am asking.

      > But for Herdr specifically? Probably not.

      So no then.

      That is why they went for VC money since the author knew that donations weren't enough to maintain it in the open.

      > There are tons of similar free alternatives and even vibe coding your own is very easy with all the open source code of both herdr and all the alternatives available.

      Why would I waste tokens vibe coding something that would go unmaintained in 6 months (because it is "free") over a properly funded project that will last much longer than that?

      The cost of maintenance is never "free".