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![LoicReco Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1356251789520203777.png) Loic [@LoicReco](/creator/twitter/LoicReco) on x 3315 followers
Created: 2025-07-09 14:01:05 UTC

June 16th, 2025: The day a $9.9B startup admitted it couldn't afford its own users.

Cursor's community is in full revolt mode. But I just did the math on my usage.

Every time I code, I cost them $XX. My subscription? $20/mo.

Inside the loss leader strategy that finally broke:

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gva8Gs-bkAABPhW.jpg)

XXXXXX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1942947117838078018/c:line.svg)

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