gstack sits in the tension between being overhyped and oversimplified, between “best thing since sliced bread” and “it’s just a bunch of markdown files”.

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gstack has been a hot topic the last few days on X.

The opinion ranges from:

Reading replies and quotes of this for real makes me think that I’m a black sheep.

Why am I not getting excited about the freaking text file saying to LLM to image than it’s a VC partner and review the idea? Should I to survive the new reality? Am I normal? https://t.co/NYqQ6tgV5i

To:

Kneeling and studying — this skill is godly 🙇‍♂️ https://t.co/0SbwqFTVU3

As with everything else in the world, the truth lies somewhere in between. The value lies in Garry’s years of experience coded into skills, however you perceive it.

I disagree with many of Garry’s takes. I disagree with how gstack is positioned. But I also find gstack valuable.

And he’s not selling it for thousands of dollars, which he could. It’s open source.

Try it out. Or maybe don’t. We could do with less negativity though.