Who do you think is paying for the compute?

Sama from a retrocausal loan from a future AGI? Alien space bats?

Not me. Which means that It "doesn't involve me paying anyone". So the point stands.

Some idiots with 401k investments looking for a windfall, I assume.

By participating in the AI system you are contributing to the progress of the business and though you are not paying currency, you are paying with behavior that they can capitalize upon.

Yes, and which part of what you wrote is actually a bad thing?

So then the point stands that its basically free.

And the point stands that it is dumb that others are mad about people having fun with this.

Why do you write a comment that is so focused on money?

Do you only think about money (positively or negatively)?

…which isn't money.