[brianhama]

I couldn’t disagree with this more. And at least anecdotally I’ve seen the opposite. I have one friend who has built and launched an app for diagnosing skin disease from a photo. Do I think it’s a good idea? No, but he built it. I have another friend that has completely automated her job in accounts receivable. She literally doesn’t have to work anymore and her employer has no clue. And another friend of mine is cranking out a new consumer app every few days. None of these people are even remotely technical. This is just the beginning.

[erelong]

I'd expect it to go more in this direction

HN seems to attract a lot of weird gatekeeper contrarian takes

[habinero]

Those aren't SaaS apps, that's (respectively) unlicensed practice, fraud, and a new hobby.

[brianhama]

I’m not sure I agree with you about the second case being fraud, but I agree with you on the other two. Just curious, why do you call it fraud?