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T3 Stack creator Theo Browne and research engineer Teknium debate prompt complexity after Browne objects to a Polymarket reference

Browne abandoned the application following the prompt-design dispute.

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@Teknium @ArchitectLoop I was just surprised to see Polymarket mentioned in my system prompt man you're really overreacting to me sharing that. It is clear you don't want me as a user. I get it. I'll give up.

1:19 AM · May 31, 2026 View on X

I want anyone who wants to be a user being a user. But I don't want people to get the impression that being brutally minimalist is the only positive vector in the agents space.

I've seen it hundreds of times where everything expansive is "bloat" no matter what it is, because openclaw showed how to do expansive the wrong way.

But I also don't want to try to force you to be a user. You should decide based on the actual application, and if it's right for you. Not every software is right for everyone, and that's totally okay!

Theo - t3.ggTheo - t3.gg@theo

@Teknium @ArchitectLoop I was just surprised to see Polymarket mentioned in my system prompt man you're really overreacting to me sharing that. It is clear you don't want me as a user. I get it. I'll give up.

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