Comment by rurp
1 day ago
Having been a poor person learning how to code I'd say there's a huge difference between just needing a computer vs needing that plus a dozens per month subscription.
I don't know that there's much we can do about that potentially becoming the new normal in the future, but it bums me out.
No it’s not much different. I grew up poor. It was a struggle to have internet access.
There are free and offline options, like Llama.cpp, but you will have to pay by giving up your privacy to Meta (or similar large companies)
Sure, for now, and maybe in the future. But it's possible that paid models will end up greatly outpacing free ones, and at some point the companies controlling them will stop burning billions of dollars per month and jack up prices.