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Re:AI's Economics Don't Make Sense by kgwgk on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @02:01PM (#47952010)
Non-paid tokens do definitely exist and they weren’t included in the remark about “substantial profit per paid token”. Underpaid/subsidized tokens also exist which don’t provide “substantial profit”.
Re:AI's Economics Don't Make Sense by margalabargala on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @02:03PM (#47952042)
Are you talking about free promo tokens the company gives out, or are you implying that subscription tokens are sufficiently subsidized so as to be below cost?