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A VERY important lesson about how the economy works (this post isn't about AI, even though it starts that way): I've been using Claude Sonnet, ChatGPT, and Perplexity quite heavily.

These are absolutely amazing, from a customer point of view (though if I ever ask them for fact-based info, I always double and triple-check the facts. I mainly use them for brainstorming and finding patterns).

Why is this significant? BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE INNOVATION THAT COMPETITION SPURS. When there's real competition, you actually get people competing TO MAKE SOMETHING USEFUL. Contrast that with Netflix, Hulu, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and so on.