“Indie hacking is dead and then the I try to explain... if remote work was called remote hacking you know and then Co happened and remote work became normal it was it would also be dead because it's not hacking anymore it's just normal now... it's become more competitive more saturated and more difficult because you're competing not just with a lot of India hackers now... you're also competing with big tech companies now”

Indie hacking isn't hacking anymore — it's mainstream and competitive

Like remote work after COVID, indie hacking has stopped being a subculture and become a default path. Big-tech teams now monitor indie founders' Twitter to copy features within weeks. VC-funded founders are quietly switching to indie for their next venture. The hack has become the standard — which means the easy advantages are gone. Expect more competition, less novelty, and adjust strategy accordingly.