Hey r/SideProject —
Credit where it's due first: "Don Tzu" — Sun Tzu remixed in the voice of a certain unnamed world leader (hint: "tremendous, the best, many people are saying") — is NOT my invention. It's a meme that's been floating around on X.com, Reddit, KnowYourMeme, Instagram for a while. I'm just one of many fans who thought it was hilarious.
What I did: collected the best fan-made Don Tzu posts I could find, wrote new ones in the same voice until I had 1,001 of them, paired each with its own illustration, and packaged the whole thing as an app plus web preview. Curation + amplification, not original creation — credit to the meme community.
Last time I posted here the feedback was "make a web preview before asking strangers to install an app." Took the advice. Now there is:
🔗 Web preview (no install): dontzu.greatlair.com — 25 curated scrolls + a live "Ask Don Tzu" oracle that replies to your real-life situations in character.
📱 iOS: App Store 🤖 Android: closed testing — DM me if you want access.
Stack for the curious: Expo / React Native on mobile, vanilla HTML/CSS/JS for the web preview, Cloudflare Worker + Anthropic Claude for the live oracle (prompt caching + KV + Vectorize for response and semantic dedup).
As a thank-you to anyone who tries it, here's a link that zeros out the Scroll of Serenity — removes the ads in the app forever:
🎁 Free Scroll of Serenity (ad removal forever)
Feedback genuinely welcome — especially on the oracle voice and on whether the web preview reads as fun or as a sales funnel. The app is parody, for entertainment only.