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Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by antonvs on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:12PM (#46395173)
> what value I derive from buying gasoline at the petrol station. None. I derive no value from it, I just spend money there.

The value you derive is the ability to make your car move. If you derived no value from gas, why would you spend money on it?

Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by vkou on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:53PM (#46395525)
And likewise, presumably the users are getting something they want in exchange for having ads blasted at them.

If they just wanted ads blasted at them, and nothing else, they'd be doing something else, like, say, watching cable TV.