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The counter argument (not mine): Software Engineers are willing to spend their own money on AI. The same people that wouldn't pay 10 dollars for code if there w
by dosinga 5mo ago
The counter argument (not mine): Software Engineers are willing to spend their own money on AI. The same people that wouldn't pay 10 dollars for code if there was a workaround that took hours.
- nubg 5mo agoInteresting perspective
- ihsw 5mo ago[dead]
- simianwords 5mo agoI did a thought experiment: if you went back to 2019 and could use AI in your job at the current market price - like lets say using the latest Deepseek V4, would you pay for it? Hell yeah obviously. There's close to no doubt. So why do we think its not true now?
- graydsl 5mo agoAm I the only one that has AI or does everyone? If everyone has it what is the thought experiment? Why 2019?
- righthand 5mo agoThe same people that laugh at you when you mention paying for Kagi or alternative to an advertising supported web.
- dosinga 5mo agoYes! It's a great addition to the argument
- Forgeties79 5mo ago> Software Engineers are willing to spend their own money on AI. Unless you’re a freelancer you should never pay for your tools. You’re literally paying your company to do their work. If they want the benefits of an LLM they can pay for it. Otherwise they get what you came with: your hands and skills.
- dosinga 5mo agoThe company I work for pays for my tokens, but I find enough joy in doing weekend projects supercharged by AI to chip in myself too