Here are 6 key takeaways distilled: Exploding hardware costs are seen as intentional control Skyrocketing prices for storage, RAM, and GPUs are framed as deliberate collusion by big tech to restrict access to AI computing, especially for consumers and the middle class. AI access is being forced into the cloud By making local AI computing unaffordable, big tech is allegedly pushing all AI usage into centralized cloud platforms, increasing dependency, control, and surveillance. Humans are becoming unwitting data sources Users are portrayed as constant, unpaid AI trainers whose actions, thoughts, and behaviors are tracked and analyzed without meaningful consent. Surveillance has shifted to real-time prediction Society has moved from “store and analyze later” to real-time behavioral modeling, enabling near-total prediction and profiling of individuals’ past, present, and future actions. Human autonomy is at risk Reliance on cloud-based AI is framed as a loss of self-determination; without access to powerful local computing, individuals effectively surrender autonomy and control over their digital lives. Resistance is still possible—but urgent The text calls for resistance through questioning, organizing, boycotts, and demands for affordable computing, localized AI, and open-source hardware/software, warning that advanced AI hardware is being reserved for the elite 1%.

in 2025 it made sense to enter gated/paid to use groups/communities but in 2026 each person is THE value, THE customer, THE product. In other words it no longer makes sense in the age of AI automation to pay to be part of any paid to use API, SAAS, or gated skool premium community. Anyone got counter arguments for this opinion?