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	satvikpendem 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ChatGPT Pro 500 Subscriptions are still subsidized over API, so just like Uber I'll continue to milk them until I can't anymore (Uber back in the 2010s was incredible, you could get damn near anywhere for less than 5 bucks or so).
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robertlagrant 23 hours ago [–]

> Uber back in the 2010s was incredible, you could get damn near anywhere for less than 5 bucks or so

Back then the trips were subsidised by VC money, and also the drivers were contractors, so far lower internal costs for Uber.

satvikpendem 15 hours ago | [–]

Correct, just as AI companies now are subsidized by VC money.

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