So I can keep my job now so I can pay for compute in the future when I'm out of a job. The compute will be used to create my own business to make money.
What makes you think you’ll be able to out-compete the purely-AI-led businesses with your business? What skills will give you an edge in the business that won’t also give you an edge in the job?
Those are two different things though, and not everyone are stuck at a place enforcing token usage. And why would anyone pay you for something if all it takes is compute to make it? They would just make it themselves.
> The compute will be used to create my own business to make money
tell me you've never seriously attempted starting a software business without telling me
It's like all these people for the last 2 decades "if only I knew how to code I'd make an app and be rich!" yeah sure you would