Eight Cents to List Files

Only $0.08 to show the files in my folders! Checkmate programmers > Hi Claude I would like to ls the files in this directory ● List(path: "")… └ - /Users/chenglou/github/react/ - CHANGELOG-canary.md - CHANGELOG.md - CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md … (+999 items) > Thanks! ● You're welcome! > Press Ctrl-C again to exit Total cost: $0.0889 Total duration (API): 10.3s Total duration (wall): 35.1s ~/github/react main ❯

A terminal screenshot shows Claude listing the files in a React directory, including more than 999 items, at a cost of nearly nine cents and over 35 seconds. The joke is that a trivial `ls` command has been outsourced to an AI, turning a free, instant programmer action into a paid and slow interaction. It is sent as a sarcastic reaction to AI coding assistants and unnecessary automation. EN: A terminal screenshot shows Claude listing the files in a React directory, including more than 999 items, at a cost of nearly nine cents and over 35 seconds. The joke is that a trivial `ls` command has been outsourced to an AI, turning a free, instant programmer action into a paid and slow interaction. It is sent as a sarcastic reaction to AI coding assistants and unnecessary automation.

• @ithueti / 15349 2025-02-25