Is "Tokenmaxxing" a Flex?
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Apparently, 'tokenmaxxing' is the new way of showing off how productive you are as an engineer. Honestly speaking, I don't think it's a 'flex' to have burned so many tokens on just one feature or MVP project, especially with the rate limits Anthropic is using.
It's an exercise in donating your money to AI companies and showing how much money you can waste on 'tokens'.
You are scamming yourself.
Definitely going on with the fact some CEO’s are even claiming wanting to pay their staff in tokens instead of equity is a sign of cheap labor. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/tokenmaxxing-is-making-dev...