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LLMs? No. LLM companies? Yes. It's just math, data centers, and mass copyright infringement. The only scarcity is Nvidia, who just passed Apple in market cap, somewhat proving your point but not in the way you meant it.

Could you give some example cities? I've never encountered a free metro.

I think you're ignoring the role of capital gains taxes, borrowing against assets, offshore tax shelters, outsized political influence, and the cannibalization of public good for private gain.

As a sentient cephalopod who has enjoyed hacking staff computers when I slip out of my tank at the National Aquarium every night, I can only say it feels good to be seen. We're finally making progress on de-centering hominid perspectives in favor of a more diverse range of natural intelligences!

> No other game has come close to capturing the absolute joy of flying in that game.

Au contraire! Unreal Tournament with the Strangelove mod and no extras (e.g., just the puny Yellow Jacket gun) was some quality flying.

Bingo... that was muchly the case prior to Let's Encrypt's introduction. They single handily changed prevailing practices outside of big tech.

Trump was defending H-1B a year ago even as his immigration crackdown was shifting into high gear. This is simply a pre-election move that will likely be reversed by the administration or the courts.

We've really got to rein in qualified immunity in this country. That and civil asset forfeiture.

The government. It was a top secret skunkworks project to see if centering a <div> was possible.

Most everyone is indoctrinated into their faith as children. "Choice" doesn't really describe cultural programming.

I would add:

- natalism. Some people worry about inverted demographic pyramids. They want to see more births, so they need more horny guys trying to form relationships instead of being content single. Sometimes there is a racist angle.

- industry. Anything that's "too fun" for young people disincentives education or working.

- addiction. (But people get addicted to shopping or eating dirt too.)

Some arguments against outlawing it include:

- free speech.

- a sizeable fraction of the population wants it to exist.

- better option for economically impoverished women than prostitution.

- societies that suppress it don't really seem better for women, or anyone.

- prohibition of a widely demanded product creates crime (and nothing is easier to smuggle than pure information).

Capitalism: moral rights exist when they give us a moat.

Just a reminder that the Hacker News community generally frowns on caustic dialog. Let's make sure this place doesn't turn into slashdot. :-)