~/whybother.dev exit code: allegedly 0

local-first / security-curious / vibecoded under protest

why bother_

A small public interface for useful experiments, broken assumptions, and code that somehow survived contact with reality.

runtime.log

$ initialize-brand --name whybotherdev --expectations low

OK created identity layer without leaking the family tree

$ run ai-output --quality-gate sarcasm

WARN twelve confident paragraphs removed for public safety

$ compile personal-site --framework common-sense

ERR no enterprise vision statement found. proceeding anyway.

$ ship --small --weird --useful

OK if this works, pretend it was planned

Not a guru.

Just enough curiosity to break things, document the blast radius, and occasionally build something worth keeping.

Slop-resistant.

Automation is useful. Autogenerated theatre is still theatre, just faster and more expensive.

Local-first.

Prefer tools that still work when the SaaS dashboard is having an emotional moment.

contact

Human-readable. Bot-annoying.

If you are human, curious, and not selling guaranteed LinkedIn growth, reveal the address.