this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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It's a scam because the prices they're charging right now don't reflect the actual costs. AI companies are trying to get people and companies hooked on it so that once they crank the prices up by 10x to start turning a profit, they'll be able to maintain some semblance of a customer base. If they were charging the real prices a year ago, the AI bubble would have never reached the levels it has, and these companies wouldn't be worth what they are now. It's all propped up on a lie.
Ah so the Uber business model then