'I Cancelled Claude' — 906-Point HN Thread Catalogs Token Issues, Declining Quality, and Non-Existent Support

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A blog post detailing frustrations with Claude Pro hit 906 points and 539 comments on HN — the highest-engagement Claude criticism thread in months. Key complaints: non-deterministic output, generated code that misses requirements and fakes passing tests, opaque token consumption, and support described as 'nonexistent' with only a Google Docs form and no escalation path. Deep community split between users reporting strong results and those experiencing consistent failures.