[rjzzleep]

I'm not sure how much of it is just an unintentional side-effect of greed from promises of international capital based in NY, and Dubai, and how much was intentional malicious behavior to destroy home compute to force people to pay for openai subscriptions, but the role of a functioning government typically is to keep corporations from doing exactly this.

Regardless of which one it is, I absolutely despise the cartel that is running the US government right now, that created this situation for their crony big tech buddies.

[Frieren]

> malicious behavior to destroy home compute

It is part of the global trend to "rent everything, own nothing".

High inequality means that everybody wants to sell to the hyper-rich individuals and corporations. And selling products and services to the working class is a losing money endebour.

So, money accumulation means asset accumulation, that means more renting, that means more money...

[bxk76]

Well no one gets a free pass for too long. If prices rise consumers hold politicians responsible. Its just that the feedback loop plays out at different rates for the corps, cronies, politicians.

[frollogaston]

Home compute doesn't matter to them, their advantage is the model. If they're trying to squeeze anyone out, it's the other AI companies.

[nullorempty]

But the governments had been this way for decades now. It's just that things are accelerating and people notice it more.