I feel like this could be (opinion) the reason why Devin is trying to charge $500/mo for their tool. They know they only have a limited time window until a general-purpose agent from OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/… can directly do everything their product does. So they have to make their money while that gap in capabilities still exists.

I remember reading articles about massive Threads’ user surge, back when Twitter shat the bed after the acquisition. How has that turned out in the long run?

More like start learning a second language and give up after a week.

This may be a stereotype, but TikTok specifically caters to people with short attention spans.