this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2025
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Why is same personally picking subscription prices anyway? Should there be some accountant doing that math? Wtf

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Their accountant is probably three GPTs in a trench coat that’s being fed prompts by an unpaid intern or some poor dude in India.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

This was my biggest takeaway here. Wtf?! "I personally set the price and thought we would make some money"?! Either he is trying to sound cool by being casual or he is a fucking idiot. Or probably both.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

Why is AI not making enough money? I specifically requested it.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it worked for Elon and his 8 per blue check, it has to work for our altman boi

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Did Sammy boi try to consult Stephen King on the final price by any chance