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highplainsdem

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3. Thanks! The AI bros really need everyone both using AI and paying for it to keep this bubble from

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 03:14 PM

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going the way of other bubbles.

And they don't usually want to tell people how much they want to charge them.

OpenAI has admitted even the $200/mo subscription loses money for them because - surprise! - people paying for that expensive a subscription want to use AI a lot.

Both CEO Sam Altman and Perplexity's CEO have floated the possibility of $1,000/mo subscriptions.

But first you have to get people either addicted enough to pay a lot for AI, or scared enough to think they absolutely have to subscribe to the most expensive AI product out there.

Shumer's ridiculous post was meant to motivate via fear.

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The AI industry has a big Chicken Little problem (Mashable - and yes, this is about Matt "Chicken Little" Shumer [View all] highplainsdem Wednesday OP

I wish there was a way to recommend this post 1000 times WSHazel Wednesday #1

In terms of financing and revenue, Wile E. Coyote walked off the cliff and is just now looking down. hatrack Wednesday #2

Thanks! The AI bros really need everyone both using AI and paying for it to keep this bubble from highplainsdem Thursday #3