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Re:The $100B Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice by drawfloat on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:58AM (#46834783)
We’ve seen many times that platforms can be popular and widely disliked at the same time. Facebook is a clear example.

The difference there is it became hated after it was established and financially successful. If you need to turn free visitors in to paying customers, that general mood of “AI is bad and going to make me lose my job/fuck up society” is yet another hurdle OpenAI will have to overcome.

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Re:The $100B Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice by philistine on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:53AM (#46836719)
Yeah, every single big website is totally free. People have complex emotions toward Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, but they don't have to pull out their wallet. That's a bridge too far for many people.
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