🚨 DEVELOPERS HATE THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK TO TRACK THEIR CLAUDE ADDICTION 🚨

I spent $15,000 on Claude in 3 days. Here's what happened next... (GONE WRONG) (ANTHROPIC CALLED)

🧵 A THREAD on why I built Claude Burn Bar (1/420)

So there I was, asking Claude to write my grocery list for the 47th time today when my bank called. Apparently "AI-assisted breathing instructions" isn't a valid business expense. Who knew? 🤷‍♂️

That's when I realized: I needed to track exactly how much money I was setting on fire.

💸 What Nobody Tells You About Claude Addiction

Did you know:

• 🔥 One Claude query = 0.0003 trees murdered
• 💧 Every token you generate evaporates someone's drinking water
• 📱 Your daily Claude usage could charge 13,000 iPhones (or 1 iPhone 13,000 times)
• 🍕 That $200 subscription could buy 57 large pizzas

This app shows you EXACTLY how much environmental damage you're causing while asking Claude to explain why your code doesn't work (spoiler: it's the semicolon).

🎯 10 SHOCKING Features That Will Make You Question Your Life Choices

1. THE MONEY COUNTER OF DOOM 💀

Watch your net worth decrease IN REAL TIME! Nothing says "productivity" like seeing "$247.83" in your menubar and knowing that's just TODAY.

2. THE GUILT CONVERTER 3000™️

Instantly converts your API usage into:

• 🌳 Dead trees (RIP)
• 💧 Evaporated water (someone's thirsty)
• 🔋 iPhone charges (could've been mining crypto instead)
• 💡 60W lightbulb hours (retro!)

3. THE 5% CLUB TRACKER 🏆

Shows if you've reached the elite "5% Club" of top spenders, or how painfully close you are to joining.

4. ASCII ART THAT SLAPS

★★★☆ = You're almost at "sell a kidney" level!

5. SARCASTIC STATUS MESSAGES

A random passive-aggressive message appears in every menu refresh:

• "wallet-melting..."
• "tree-murdering..."
• "gpu-liquefying..."
• "inheritance-draining..."
• "bank-calling..."
• "savings-evaporating..."

Because even your menubar should judge you.

📊 Real User Testimonials

"I was today years old when I learned I spent more on Claude than my car payment" - Sarah, 28, Former Homeowner

"This app made me realize I have a problem. I'm still not fixing it, but at least I know" - Mike, 35, Chronic Procrastinator

"10/10 would recommend to anyone who hates having money" - Jessica, 31, Professional Div Centerer

🚀 How To Join The 5% Club (DOCTORS HATE THIS!)

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/claude-burn-bar
cd claude-burn-bar
npm install
npm run build
open dist/main.js  # or use electron . to run directly

Step 2: Watch The Numbers Go Up

Step 3: Cry

Step 4: Ask Claude How To Feel Better

Step 5: Return To Step 2

🧪 The "Science" Behind The Magic

We use GRADIENT DESCENT™️ to calculate your ecological footprint:

• 1 token = 0.0000006 kWh (source: my cousin who works at a data center)
• 1 kWh = 1.8L of water (it's for cooling the GPUs you're melting)
• 1 tree absorbs 10kg CO₂/year (they're trying their best ok?)
• 1 pizza = $3.50 (NYC prices because we're fancy)

🏆 Achievements To Unlock

• 🥉 Bronze Burner: Spend $50 in a day
• 🥈 Silver Spender: Hit the weekly cap
• 🥇 Gold Glutton: Join the 5% Club
• 💎 Diamond Disaster: Make Anthropic implement hourly limits
• 🌟 Legendary Liability: Get personally called by Dario

⚡ Why Our Competitors FEAR This App

❌ ccusage: Shows boring numbers
❌ Claude's UI: Doesn't guilt trip you enough
❌ Your conscience: Too quiet
✅ Claude Burn Bar: Maximum emotional damage

🎪 The Tech Stack (For Nerds Who Read Documentation)

• Electron: Because native apps are hard
• TypeScript: Because we have trust issues
• Your JSONL files: We're in your computer, reading your shame
• Math: The bad kind
• Emojis: The good kind
• Security Theatre: We have more security code than actual app logic (seriously, check the repo)

🚨 BREAKING: Anthropic's Response

After that legend burned $15k on a $200 plan, Anthropic is implementing "weekly limits" (aka the "fun police"). This app helps you speedrun to that cap because YOLO.

📈 Our Roadmap (Things We'll Never Actually Build)

• Phase 1: Basic wallet destruction tracking ✅
• Phase 2: Integration with bankruptcy lawyers
• Phase 3: Direct therapy booking
• Phase 4: Automatic purchase of carbon offsets (lol jk)
• Phase 5: Skynet

🤝 How To Contribute

1. Fork it
2. Add more guilt metrics
3. Make the loading messages even more savage
4. Submit a PR
5. Question your life choices

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer That Our Lawyer Made Us Add

This app's calculations are about as accurate as your New Year's resolutions. Side effects may include: existential dread, empty bank accounts, and sudden urges to learn vim. Not responsible for any trees harmed in the making of your side projects.

🙏 Special Thanks

• You: For enabling this disaster
• That $15k legend: For showing us what's possible
• Trees: We're really sorry
• My therapist: See you Tuesday

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💭 Final Thoughts From The Creator

"I started this project to track my Claude usage. I ended up questioning the meaning of existence and whether CSS is worth destroying the planet for. Anyway, here's a menubar app."

⭐ STAR THIS REPO = 1 TREE PLANTED*

*No trees will actually be planted

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_{Built with 💸 in San Francisco (obviously)
A Y Combinator Reject™️ Production}

👇 DEVELOPERS WHO INSTALLED THIS APP ALSO RUINED THEIR FINANCES WITH:

• 🎰 Crypto Trading Bots
• 🏠 SF Rent Calculators
• 🚁 "Uber for X" Ideas
• 🤖 Other AI Wrappers

📱 FOLLOW MY JOURNEY

Twitter: @BrokeFromClaude
LinkedIn: Currently Updating To "Seeking New Opportunities"
OnlyFans: Coming Soon (gotta pay for Claude somehow)