Right. Consoles can’t be sold at a loss and stores never sell things at a loss at a sale because they make it back with other products that are sold at the same time…

It is very possible that if not enough people buy the subscription they will be at a loss.

However, I understand it from a business standpoint.

Cars are usually good quality now. They will probably last 15 years or more. Which means manufacturers are their own competition now. Not to mention that China is making some pretty cheap and impressive cars too.

So how does a brand keep existing? Extracting more value out of the customers they have. And hope that this minor thing isn’t enough to make them buy a different car. Or hope other brands do the same thing so it doesn’t matter.

I think on expensive brand cars, the buyers usually can afford a subscription. Odds are they also have a strong preference for a brand so they are not very likely to switch.

So for a Mercedes, Audi, Bentley, BMW etc I understand why they think they can get away with it.

I just hate it with a passion and will never ever go with it unless I literally don’t have a choice. My car, I paid for it. Want me to pay extra to build an extra option? Fine, but it is a one time fee of the cost of building that option on the car. If it does not require anything that is a returning cost to the seller, I am not paying a returning fee.

Vote with your wallet and the bullshit will eventually disappear.

Troll post. Not falling for it. Bye.

Well technically cars can go underwater. They just cannot get out because they stop working.

Chatbots are crap. I had to talk to one with my ISP when I had issues. Within one minute I had to request it to connect me to a real person. The problem I was having was not a standard issue, so of course the bot did not understand at all… And I don’t need a bot to give me all the standard solutions, I’ve already tried all of that before I even contact customer support.

Well, it’s almost correct. It’s just one letter off. Maybe if we invest millions more it will be right next time.

Or maybe it is just not accurate and never will be…I will not every fully trust AI. I’m sure there are use cases for it, I just don’t have any.

Given that it’s people who work for the government, expectations are already low, if no training is provided results will be even worse and last but not least, if the product is absolutely crap, why would you continue using it?

Wages or health insurance are a very known cost, with a known return. At some point the curve flattens and the return gets less and less for the money you put in. That means there is a sweet spot, but most companies don’t even want to invest that much to get to that point.

AI however, is the next new thing. It’s gonna be big, huge! There’s no telling how much profit there is to be made!

Because nobody has calculated any profits yet. Services seem to run at a loss so far.

However, everybody and their grandmother is into it, so lots of companies feel the pressure to do something with it. They fear they will no longer be relevant if they don’t.

And since nobody knows how much money there is to be made, every company is betting that it will be a lot. Where wages and insurance are a known cost/investment with a known return, AI is not, but companies are betting the return will be much bigger.

I’m curious how it will go. Either the bubble bursts or companies slowly start to realise what is happening and shift their focus to the next thing. In the latter case, we may eventually see some AI develop that is useful.

Imagine if they get hacked. They would never tell…or they would lose their whole customer base. Although they would still have their data I guess…

What was that famous saying again? Something about developers making things idiot -proof and the universe producing bigger idiots?

They just made an assessment what it costs to fight vs what it costs to just kiss his ass and hope it will pass. The outcome is obvious.

Funny. I follow some creators, but if they don’t post I’ll just check back later, and the content will still be relevant.

If your followers just leave you if you don’t post, your content is probably shallow and doesn’t really add much value to the world.

The algorithm is also fucked, but you use it to your advantage when you can, so can you really complain about the downside? This is what you choose to work with.

That being said, making good content is hard and really time consuming. So I get that there is stress.

But I believe if you make good solid content that suits you and your style, you don’t need to get into a pissing contest with the algorithm. Upload when you want, make what you want and you will attract viewers. They are out there, and they will find you through searching.

Well it was fun seeing Trump on the other side of the tariffs I suppose. Responded exactly as one would expect.