Roti-json
A JSON file of the rules of the internet
Library Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
Robi makes stuff
Bloat
52/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
This is a one-off hobby dataset: the creator converted a well-known meme list into JSON over three days and posted it once. It has no pricing, payment, users, or ongoing work, and nothing in it is hard to copy, so it scores at the bottom on every axis.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
A fun curiosity with no identifiable paying user or business problem; the creator frames it as a personal learning exercise.
8/100
Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.
Receipts (2)
The creator describes it as jsonifying the rules to understand a meme better, a personal 'worth it' rather than a product for users.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The repo description is just 'Rules of the internet in .json format', with no stated audience or use case.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
The content is a public meme list reformatted as JSON; anyone could recreate it in an afternoon, and there is no data, integration or distribution advantage.
3/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
Single JSON file with no license, releases, or homepage, so nothing proprietary or compounding.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)
The work was typing out an existing public list, which others could easily replicate.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
Shipped once, on 2023-09-09, with no updates in over 1,100 days, so there is no sustained cadence.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 0 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 1123 days — scaled to 20%.
Receipts (1)
Earliest post about it.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A real but minimal artifact exists: a static JSON file on GitHub, with no code, API, docs or releases.
40/100
- It's live20/20
https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.
- Real product15/35
There is a real, accessible JSON file, but it is a static dataset with no code, API or tooling, closer to a demo than a working product.
- Own home0/10
No home found.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2023-09-09.
- Operations0/15
No backend, docs, API, status page or additional platform; it is one file on GitHub.
Receipts (4)
https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)
The repo is live and holds the JSON file, with zero releases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)
The post presents the file itself as the deliverable.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
No homepage, releases or commit activity beyond a single push.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
There is no distribution channel, revenue, pricing or ongoing commitment, and the creator treats it as a one-off personal exercise.
1/100
- Distribution0/30
No working way to get it was found.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No mention of customers, payments or revenue; the crawler found no payment provider or pricing.
- Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
- Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
- Support0/8
No support contact found.
- Commitment1/20
A single post and a single push in 2023, with no roadmap, team, or dedicated community, and no activity since.
Receipts (3)
The post is purely about the personal learning experience, with no commercial angle.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Only one post exists for the project.
“https://github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json when meticulously jsonifying the rules of the internet in a span of 3 days helps you understand a meme better worth it”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 9 Sept 2023 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Last push was 2023-09-09, with no later commits or releases.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/Roti-json/blob/master/rules_of_the_internet.json (opens in a new tab)