bossyTeacher

You got it wrong. In AI era, the trade-off is between CVE and vulnerabilities that people haven't noticed yet. In the AI era, the forest is ALWAYS on fire. Even when you don't see the smoke.

Also many emails from tech companies today:

- "sign in via one-time code."

- "Click here to see our latest update".

"On a device using an eSIM, where the SIM can't simply be moved to another handset, recovery would be significantly harder, and for a non-technical user, effectively out of reach."

eSims are great until they are not. Give me a second physical SIM tray over an eSim any day of the week.

You seem to be looking for excuses to buy from them. You have a choice.

Each of the attackers are doing a one off attack at different times. They can increase or slow their attacks easily. For Apple, it is a constant never-ending battle. You are fighting an infinite wave of opponents.

LLMs have become the software equivalent of using a hammer to solve all your problems. Like others have said, there are much better solutions to provide an enhanced search engine for your survival knowledge.

> people still need to pay bills, cogs or not.

You don't need to work at Microsoft to pay your bills. That is the point.

And the worst thing is that, when Microsoft turns around and begins recruiting again, people will just forget this and accept the golden handcuffs once more. Techies aren't as smart as they think they are. They are just a slightly more expensive cog. But a cog nonetheless. And all cogs can be replaced.

> What do people do that triggers refusals?

It is very obvious. Look at the sort of things main models refuse to do and you will find what people are seeking to do. Mostly falls into 3 camps: illegal stuff, unethical stuff and shady/dodgy stuff.

Yes, a good chair is also still very expensive. But most people go to Ikea. That has repercussions for your chair making business.

In the era of LLMs, the value of code is very low. I don't think most people, especially here, can justify $30 per month. It's more expensive than a Claude Pro sub.

LLMs aren't just boilerplate fillers anymore though. That's the whole point. A business does not care about your enjoyment. It cares about value delivered asap. Sometimes it means you get to think about problems and solutions more and other times it means you think about it less. Arguably, you will overall spend more time talking to an LLM than in the headspace of creative problem solving. This has been a common talking point in HN for a while.

I loved Momo! Fantastic book

It seems like the industry is on a quest to see what's the maximum price that people will pay for convenience

With Sony's scheming and this, the high-end console industry is killing itself.