Comment by izacus

> Why would I pay $10-20K/mo to employ a software engineer and then balk at a $500, $1000, or even $2000 monthly AI bill, assuming they were even vaguely trying to use the tokens productively?

No idea, but companies refusing to buy a 2000$ laptop once every 3 years, a new mouse, keyboard, or screen for < 500$ are very common, more common than the other type.

So I'd expect those to not suddenly change into "let's waste money" companies.