20h agoDatabricks' Yuchen Jin says some developers now spend more on AI tokens than their base salariesY1 top authorShital Shah proposed tracking developer output against token usageOriginal postYUYuchen Jin@Yuchenj_UWMore and more engineers are now burning more money on AI tokens than their base salaries. Tech companies are facing a brutal dilemma: > let everyone tokenmaxx and move at AI speed > add token budgets and kill the vibe > lay off 50% of people and give the rest unlimited tokens10:32 AM · Jun 3, 2026SentimentSentimentPos0%Neg100%Many users criticized AI firms for broken promises that created new problems like engineers overspending on tokens, calling the output useless slop and CEOs idiots for falling into the trap.3 comments with sentiment. View comments.
