Haiqa Irfan

I keep hearing and reading about how programmers are at risk; basically, everything that can be replaced by AI is at risk.

• Yesterday, Lenny Rachitsky shared a post that PM openings are at the highest levels since 2022.

• At the same time, I read how big giants (Meta, Amazon, etc.) are laying off engineers because of AI, and then I read about how they had to hire back again because something managed by AI went wrong.

I ve discovered a lot of useful products through Product Hunt over time.

Funny thing is, some of them I found way back, but only recently started using when the right use case clicked. I kept bookmarking them. And that s when their real value showed up.

I was reading Reddit s announcement about their new verified profiles with grey checkmarks for public figures and businesses. It s opt-in, mainly for AMAs or official updates and Reddit says it s about clarity, not status.

Some people see it as a helpful trust signal, while others worry it could quietly become a status symbol.