China's OpenClaw Gold Rush: Grandmas Line Up, Wallets Empty Out
Workshops drawing hundreds across China. Grandmas queuing for 'lobsters' that promise riches. Reality? A tech feast for giants, crumbs for the rest.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- OpenClaw boom driven by FOMO, but fails non-tech users hard.
- Chinese tech giants rake in token revenue from constant API calls.
- Hype mirrors past bubbles; real winners are coders and cloud providers.
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Originally reported by Wired - AI
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