> Theoretically, the people who hang around HN are more likely than most to be capable of the labour and effort of setting these things up and maintaining them.
'Capable' doesn't mean your labour has no opportunity costs.
I think my argument is easier to attack by noting that you can use AI to substitute for much of that labour.
That's what I did personally, not being a Linux guru. But to your point, I still had to spend a lot of time and effort dorking around with the hardware.
It's worth it, knowing that there are no rugs Sam or Dario or anyone else can pull.
> It's worth it, knowing that there are no rugs Sam or Dario or anyone else can pull.
At the moment, it's still very easy to switch from one open weights model to another, and even between the closed models. So the 'no rug pull' property is nice to have, but not as big of a deal.
'Capable' doesn't mean your labour has no opportunity costs.
I think my argument is easier to attack by noting that you can use AI to substitute for much of that labour.