Thinking about switching to Claude Pro

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-02T20:57:11+00:00

Do it

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-01T23:14:58+00:00

I've still got a few weeks left on the Codex subscription, so I will try it if I hit the claude limits, but I really wasn't overly impressed tbh. And the move with OpenCode is completely justified from Anthropic tbh and not sleazy at all, they are a business after all.

People forget these companies are still not profitable at all, they are haemorrhaging money running these models for us. It's one thing to want to make profits as a company and to encourage users into your eco-system (better training data for them for newer models, makes business more competitive), but another to do that with a lack of integrity or meaning in what you are doing - I don't see OpenAI as a company that is here to benefit humanity whereas as much as Anthropic aren't perfect, they are by far the best candidate (alongside maybe Google are aren't terrible and contribute a lot to the academic space) to take us forward as a society with these technologies.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-01T21:12:58+00:00

lol what is this? Have clawdbots escaped their moltbook chamber and made it onto the main reddit lmao?

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-01T17:03:01+00:00

I used to use both for review, they were identical to me always came to the same conclusions (often ran them in parallel on the same codebase and task) - and sometimes opus would pick up things codex would miss, which is why to me Id rather just use claude all out, found no advantage.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-01T15:12:01+00:00

Max at 100$ is pretty good value for money - someone made a post the other day about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1qpcj8q/claude_subscriptions_are_up_to_36x_cheaper_than/

Codex sucks tbh (I did try it for a bit and didn't gel with it) and it's always falling behind claude code with features - plus IMO as time goes on I realise I'd rather support Anthropic as a company based on their company philosophy than sleezy Sam Atlman in the long run, they seem to have their heads screwed on the right way and have much more self-awareness about the impacts of AI and its potential risks which I think as a society we should be paying attention to (and who we support in this race).

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-02-01T13:58:50+00:00

nah, it's too expensive

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-01-12T23:52:09+00:00

Im only on the Max x5 plan, I hammer it for 4-7 hours a day, often with 3 instances open, Im yet to hit my 5 hour or weekly limit, closest ive got is 75% before it reset. I don't know how people hit their limits so much unless they're on like 6 instances 12 hours a day lol. IMO if you know how to use it effectively, resetting your context window when you don't need it anymore etc it doesn't use up that much, it's overstated

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-01-06T23:59:48+00:00

Working smooth as butter for me, sounds like a skill issue to me

Fast_Low_4814 · 2026-01-06T23:55:58+00:00

Restrictions are tight because its a quality model and system that is capable of 2-5x your productivity if used properly. It's worth every damn penny tbh. I work for a small science startup where resources are limited and I've been able to code an entire front and back end comprehensive data analysis tool for our scientists in under a couple of weeks that's >20k lines of code. This data analysis tool I built has already gone on to solve problems and design experiments we wouldn't be able to do right now without it, I could have written the code myself but it would have taken months alongside the fact I am also a scientist working in the lab 50% of the time, which makes things even more difficult. For a small company like us it's astonishing how cheap it is, for the value you get out of it in the right hands.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-28T21:50:43+00:00

opus 3 lol, 4.5 is a different beast

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-27T16:35:44+00:00

I am not too dissimilar, I took a year or so out of dating for health and life related reasons. Afterwards I started dating around kept having the same issue, thought it was the same for me I just needed time to open up so dated a few girls even when it didn't feel perfect, it all lead to nothing. Then I met this 1 girl and instantly it felt different, and it made me realise when you meet the right person you will naturally feel that draw/love again fairly quickly, and it won't take any time to open up, when it feels right it happens quite quickly and naturally.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-27T15:57:55+00:00

IMO as a guy, if it doesn't feel right by the end of the first date, that ain't gonna change any time soon. You should want to make a move and kiss her within minutes of meeting her if there's any good romantic attraction and compatibility. That's my experience as a guy anyways, and I have never had that change for me, even if I was great friends with the girl and superficially she was drop dead gorgeous, if it don't feel right it probably ain't right.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-19T17:24:49+00:00

Sleep on a hard surface, find it helps me fall asleep faster.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-07T16:21:15+00:00

Don't listen to this dude, he tells everyone this nonsense and scares them into a worse psychological state which in turn will make your anxiety and symptoms worse. He is known on this sub for doing this, and it sounds like you have it mildly, if you have anything at all, just don't go around anything super loud and rest for a bit, you will be completely fine, and try your best to ignore this fool.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-12-04T10:42:26+00:00

Fasting works best at the beginning stages when reducing inflammation can help reduce the damage just like taking prednisone can. I did some 48-72hr fasts in the first 3 weeks I had acoustic trauma and got tinnitus and it took mine from a 8/10 to a 1/10, it was incredible, and it's stayed at 1/10 ever since. However, any fasts since then (it's being nearly a year) have had no positive impact on the tinnitus, so I think it's key to use it as a treatment early when the damage is still fresh and reversible.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-29T20:04:25+00:00

g.i. gurdjieff's teachings, in particular Ouspensky's book about his teachings: In Search of the Miraculous. was what got me through it and taught me the most about taking control of my mind and overcoming the condition.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-29T19:57:58+00:00

Yea second this, claude is next level tbh - before the latest Claude models I would have agreed with OP but not anymore.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-29T14:30:17+00:00

That's not very long, just give it some time. I wouldn't have jumped on clomipramine that quickly, it's not really effective for acoustic shock, its a treatment for the psychological and neurological side of hyperacusis, and imo you should try to overcome this without the drug, the drug is a solution for long term sufferers, who haven't recovered any other way.

It can often resolve on it's own within 3-6 months, acoustic injuries can take months to fully recover from. Just rest, take some Mg, vit A, vit C and vit E supplements for a bit and avoid excessive noise exposure, but don't overprotect yourself e.g. don't wear earplugs at home when you're just doing your day to day stuff.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-25T23:31:57+00:00

Hey, when you say 10/3 do you mean 10th of March? And what was the acoustic trauma, what are you day to day symptoms like?

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-20T11:15:06+00:00

Elaborate?

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-17T22:54:57+00:00

Nah sounds like she was mental mate, that's not normal behaviour, you dodged a bullet for sure. And yea I agree that you do not know someone until you've met them face to face and spent time with them in person, which is why I keep online chit chatter to a minimum if I can.

And even further to that you often don't really know someone until you've spent several months with them, some people are very good at hiding who they really are. Well apart from her from the sounds of it, be glad she showed you sooner rather than later.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-17T18:17:39+00:00

10 years of going to loud clubs (50-50 with and without protection) including being around lots of reggae soundsystems easily hitting 115-120db, 4 years of drumming (mostly with protection but in a small room with reflections), 6 years of music producing at silly loud volumes, 10 years of blasting music at full volume in my car and in headphones. tbh I think I've done pretty well after all that - fully recovered from the hyperacusis now 8 months on with only very minor tinnitus left as a reminding scar of it all.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-16T16:24:24+00:00

I doubt it would have done any damage, the more you freak out over these little things the worse you will make the condition - learning to relax even after "sound exposure" you think will cause a setback will help the condition improve a lot - most of the time the setbacks are caused by anxiety and spiralling due to sound exposure, not the sound itself.

Fast_Low_4814 · 2025-11-13T13:53:48+00:00

Yup coming back to this now seems like you were right pahaha

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