alt Hacker NewsWait till the VC tap gets shut off.
You: Hey ChatGPT, help me center a div.
ChatGPT: Certainly, I'd be glad to help! But first you must drink a verification can to proceed.
Or:
ChatGPT: I'm sorry, you appear to be asking a development-related question, which your current plan does not support. Would you like me to enable "Dev Mode" for an additional $200/month? Drink a verification can to accept charges.
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Just you wait until the powers that be take cars away from us! What absolute FOOLS you all are to shape your lives around something that could be taken away from us at any time! How are you going to get to work when gas stations magically disappear off the face of the planet? I ride a horse to work, and y'all are idiots for developing a dependency on cars. Next thing you're gonna tell me is we're going to go to war for oil to protect your way of life.
Come on!
Definitely. Right now I can access and use them for free without significant annoyance. I'm a canary for enshittification; I'm curious what it's going to look like.
I mean sure, that could happen. Either it's worth $200/month to you, or you get back to writing code by hand.
Calling it now: AI withdrawal will become a documented disorder.
Seriously, they have got their HOOKS into these Vibe Coders and AI Artists who will pony up $1000/month for their fix.