[satvikpendem]

I'm not sure what your personal anecdote has to do with general trends, there have always been hermits in history. I also run local models with llama.cpp but I actually stay abreast of the issues in the field as we may similarly be impacted by recent actions.

[gerdesj]

Silly me and my silly stories!

HN is a forum and as far as I am aware, anecdata is allowed here. You might disagree with me and my experience and that is fine too but please don't denigrate me.

[satvikpendem]

It is a forum, yes, and anecdotes are fine, as I said I do the same as you wrt local models, but that doesn't mean an irrelevant non sequitur is useful to other readers, and pointing it out is not equivalent to denigration.