Reddit relies on user-generated content so cutting the "unprofitable" users makes the product less useful for the "profitable" users.
This could lead to some initially profitable users into leaving the site and as a result make it less useful for the remaining users. This could lead to a negative spiral until Reddit is left with a fraction of its' user base.
I really hope ChatGPT doesn't go with the advertising revenue model. I think the paid model they announced ($20/month) is a good starting point, but there's going to be significant drop-off from the mass market it serves today if there is no free tier.
I'm hoping they're able to figure out a model where the paying customers can offset the costs for the free tier for simple queries, and that the paid model is able to do more complex computations (e.g. Input a 300-page book and condense it into a 2-page summary; or integrate a search engine in applications like Obsidian).
One thing I've done to increase my productivity after reading a comment from a Hacker News post [1] is recording my work sessions on OBS.
The benefits for me are two-fold:
1) It keeps me accountable while working and
2) I can rewatch my work sessions and recall my thought process from a future me perspective.
It's amazing how much you forget about a day, but by watching the recordings after the fact, you recall the micro lessons you learned during your work sessions and you have the opportunity to encode these lessons into your long-term memory.
I wonder what the cost to take down the balloon was for the US (including monitoring it) vs. the cost of the balloon for China. If the ratio is something greater than 10:1, then I would say China got a pretty good ROI on a small investment.
I remember I would stay up late reading those books. Each chapter ended on a cliffhanger similar to shows like Breaking Bad and I just had to keep reading to find out what happens next.
I've been using ChatGPT to suggest me books similar to books I've liked and so far the results have been good. Many of the books that are recommended are books I've read and enjoyed so the remaining ones on the list are added to my reading list.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorLeonard/playlists