I've been wondering, where has Iran been getting the computer hardware for all those drones? Is that the real reason hardware prices skyrocketed, or was it a preemptive move to starve them of supplies.
Back before the jump in prices you could build a rig that could run ai better than the paid services for around 5k, maybe less. Still hard for the poor to afford, but achievable for many. From my experience they keep the context window small and the thinking time restricted to keep up with the volume. The context window size is the only thing holding the latest models back.
If we had cheap enough decentralized energy and anti gravity tech we wouldn't need the government for much except security and defense. Dispose of your own trash in some kind of plasma furnace, make your own water from the air, no need for all the concrete bullshit everywhere. Add in 3d printing and machining combined with ai and it's a whole new world. Release the death grip on medicine and you can do the same with drugs and bioreactors.
There's too much to gain having a neural interface to technology. Doing it with a chip implanted in the brain is a little too risky imo.
I should be clear that I'm not big on neural interfaces to technology, just that it's too much of an asset for someone to not develop it.
Hate to break it to you, but mgtow was a thing before mgtow existed. Society and it's laws are fucked. Everything is anti male, anti testosterone. There's extreme risk involved in dealing with women in any capacity. Why not just drive into the mountains and go fishing instead?