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Get Paid for Waiting: Is the Claude Code Spinner Ad Gold Rush Real?
Kickbacks.ai turns the Claude Code 'thinking' spinner into an ad marketplace and pays developers ~50% of the revenue. The launch did 5.5M views in a day and drew two clones in 48 hours — but at launch there were no real advertisers, payouts weren't live, and testers earned ~$4 for three hours. We break down how it works, the self-watching incentive problem, the npm-2019 precedent, Anthropic's 'no ads' doctrine, and whether this is a gimmick or a real, sustainable business.
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