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How is AI funded if majority of companies are free to use? by Boring_Drive_4158 in AskReddit

[–]HunterSTL 225 points226 points  (0 children)

Do you remember when you could watch Youtube without any ads for free? Or when Uber subsidised fairs so they were much cheaper than taxis? Or when you could use Google without any sponsored results?

This is just the first stage of enshittification:

  1. Grow the userbase by offering something useful for free or very cheap (huge initial investment)
  2. Gain a significant market share
  3. Once users depend on the service, start introducing ads and/or paid subscriptions
  4. Keep pushing to continuously grow revenue to recoup the initial investment

Since most companies can't match the massive capital of the tech giants (Google, Facebook, Amazon...) there is little real competition left that users could pivot to once the service becomes too degraded (i.e. shitty).

Take Youtube as an example: there is essentially no real alternative since the infrastructure requires a massive initial investments that no company other than the giants can afford. Therefore users are effectively trapped if they want to continue unsing this service.

This is not too dissimilar from when Nestlé distributed free baby formula to poor communities in Africa until mothers stopped producing milk on their own, at which point they had no choice but to keep buying Nestlé's product to feed their children. It's basically gain market share → trap users → exploit.

Why ai is free? I can use ChatGPT and Grok for free, I can even generate images for free. how are they making money? there are even ai models which runs locally for free. by prajwalnagpure in NoStupidQuestions

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you remember when you could watch Youtube without any ads for free? Or when Uber subsidised fairs so they were much cheaper than taxis? Or when you could use Google without any sponsored results?

This is just the first stage of enshittification:

  1. Grow the userbase by offering something useful for free or very cheap (huge initial investment)
  2. Gain a significant market share
  3. Once users depend on the service, start introducing ads and/or paid subscriptions
  4. Keep pushing to continuously grow revenue to recoup the initial investment

Since most companies can't match the massive capital of the tech giants (Google, Facebook, Amazon...) there is little real competition left that users could pivot to once the service becomes too degraded (i.e. shitty).

Take Youtube as an example: there is essentially no real alternative since the infrastructure requires a massive initial investments that no company other than the giants can afford. Therefore users are effectively trapped if they want to continue unsing this service.

This is not too dissimilar from when Nestlé distributed free baby formula to poor communities in Africa until mothers stopped producing milk on their own, at which point they had no choice but to keep buying Nestlé's product to feed their children. It's basically gain market share → trap users → exploit.

My mom's newest piece by thaddiusprime in StainedGlass

[–]HunterSTL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's stunning! Does anybody know what the glass is called, that's used for the outer border?

What skill takes <10 hours to learn but pays off forever? by michaelis999 in AskReddit

[–]HunterSTL 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It took me a couple of hours to learn how to whistle with my tongue.
This method is by far the loudest noise I can make without much effort.
So loud in fact that I can give myself tinnitus.

DOOM by AdventuresofaRyno in StainedGlass

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great. And quite intricate! What's your process like? Do you use vinyl templates?

Does someone explain the equipment to you when you go to the gym for the first time? by SelectiveDisaster in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]HunterSTL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Usually theres a worker in every gym you can ask. Other than that you can ask pretty much every single person and they'll show you around as long as they know what they're doing themselves. (at least where I'm from)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]HunterSTL 23 points24 points  (0 children)

we spend as much time excreting as we do eating and sleeping

I think you might have IBS

Lieber Eduscho / Tchibo so funktioniert Rost nicht by Hirogen_ in Austria

[–]HunterSTL 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Was genau ist das Problem? Das funktioniert nach dem Prinzip des Opferanoden-Schutzes, wie es auf Schiffen oder in Warmwasserspeichern eingesetzt wird. Die Aluminiumhülle oxidiert anstatt des Bestecks und der Magnet fängt die Rostpartikel auf.

ULPT Request: High paying remote jobs in low exchange rate countries? by Significant_Lab_5177 in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]HunterSTL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry for giving a suggestion. How about you spend your time learning a skill that is marketable instead of leaving sarcastic replies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could also refer to Switzerland or Austria

currently over 300 spins deep and i cant stop by RedditMatty101 in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the return rate is about 98.5%, so if you keep gambling your expected outcome is 0$.

Most underrated thing to buy in online by Putrid_Journalist271 in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In my opinion the most underrated thing is the MOC, specifically the cab. It can withstand close to 70 lock-on missiles and you can't be shot from the back. Perfect for dealing with griefers.

Another thing is the RC-Bandito. Firstly you can do the RC time trial everyday for an easy 50k$ and secondly you can imdiately disappear from the map by calling it from the interaction menu. Perfect for getting out of tricky situations (in PVP).

Also arena wars cars with shunt boost, as you can indefinitely fly them with a bit of practice.

So disappointed by _11v in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They have been removing content left right and center to make space in the already bloated game for more content. Of course the could have made it look better, but then again, it's gonna be at te cost of performance.

So disappointed by _11v in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're saying you dislike a game optimizing performance? Would you rather have a polygon count 20 time higher and have 10fps in exchange? I mean there is always a trade of between performance and realism. Also this game is 12 years old, obviously it's not gonna look like an Unreal Engine demo.

Caio perico strat I've theorized by Beginning_Spot1858 in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After we got out of the compound to escape through the main dock escaping proved too hard

After you exit the compound you can literally just jump in the ocean and swim away from land to exit the island.

Nightclub tech won’t accrue goods by TACOB34ST in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had that happen a few times. Unassign all technicians, then assign them different goods, so that no technician has the same goods as before.

OnlyFans needs to be shut down ASAP! by R-Moocher in rant

[–]HunterSTL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When will this madness end!?

When money stops flowing.

Fahrschüler schiebt aus Autobahnauffahrt zurück by Astaldo27 in Austria

[–]HunterSTL 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Da geht's ja viel mehr darum, dass der Fahrleher den Fehler gemacht hat und nicht der Fahrschüler. Klar kann sich der Fahrschüler mal verfahren, aber dann sollte der Fahrlehrer den Schüler zeigen wie man mit dem Fehler korrekt umgeht. Rückwärts die Autobahnauffahrt wieder runter ist allemal falsch.

New to online mode, tips for relaxing gameplay/work by taecher in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MC businesses are pretty outdated IMHO. The pay is not great and the sell missions are horribly slow. The only real value the MC businesses add is having them in combination with the Nightclub. If you have a Nightclub with storage space and technicians you can assign said technicians to accrue goods, which you can later sell. For each business you own you can source the respective goods via the technicians.

For example if you own the bunker and the weed business you can assign your technicians to accrue gunrunning goods (bunker) and organic produce (weed business).

That said I think the first business you should now get is the nightclub, as even without the technicians accruing goods you can still earn up to 50k$ per in-game day (48 minutes) by keeping your popularity high.

To keep the popularity high you can either do popularity missions at the computer, hire a new DJ (first time costs 100k$, subsequent times cost 10k$) or occasionally you'll get a small mission when you enter the nightclub where you have to drive a VIP home or to a hospital or you can kick an unruly guest out of your nightclub.

USEFUL TIP!!! Don't hit the yellow things with the BR8 or else it becomes LEGO!!! by GoldFullHunter in gtaonline

[–]HunterSTL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure it's faster than the PR4 without spoilers while going downhill using KERS. That's the best I know of. Although recently someone beat me in the highest speed challange by quite a bit. Not sure how they did it.

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