I guess a big factor would be constant access to the internet on your mobile devices. I usually travel through internet “dead zones” (no cell coverage, wifi, or just in a building that doubles as a Faraday cage), so I find having offline music a lifeline for staving off boredom. That could be why it appeals to me more - plus the whole “they can’t take it away” side.

“Hi there, would you like to sign the petition?”

I never really had much interest in music streaming services, given the wealth of storage on modern devices, and the ease of ripping audio from almost any source in existence.

Do we need a constant internet connection to listen to music? Is it that hard to use VLC, and just buy/download what you want, and rip what you can’t?

I wonder if those using the tool are prepared for “Unforeseen Consequences”…

Eh, who am I kidding. Of course they’re not.

He’s arguing that comparing raw performance is moot in his comment, since having affordable/available supply that can undercut NVIDIA in the same role would be quite a blow to their market dominance (especially outside the US).

Saw that coming.

There’s still great places here and even on reddit to find information, the key is just to focus on finding places where people enjoy the subject of the forum XD

But yeah, lurk lurk lurk, unless you have something of value (or funny) to contribute.

Yes

Shorter term: less foreign investments in the speculative industry casino of AI in their country

Longer term: A less brainrotted workforce