All excellent examples. I made the mistake of accepting the McAfee trial that came on a laptop I bought several years ago, and could never fully get rid of it. I wasn't aware of Revo Uninstaller. Norton? No thanks. People ask me, and I say "NO NO NO NO and NO!" I use Kdenlive or Openshot on my systems. The learning curve is steeper than something like CapCut, but I get to keep control of what I create. That's worth the extra effort. DaVinci Resolve is still overkill for me at this point in my journey.

Here's an update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxyrayVhuo

Such a device will need insane security measures. I just hope the people would use such a device to help them learn and think, not as a crutch to avoid learning and thinking.

Good points. I think you can also use the read aloud feature in ChatGPT to read script back to you, and get a feel for how it sounds. That is, if you use ChatGPT.

If GPT-5 lives up to even half the hype, it will be incredible. But, does it make teaching obsolete, or the way people teach obsolete? I have heard the talk about truly individualized lessons, and GPT-5 might help that become reality.

@Anthony Sunderland I think it will be the people with the most engaging books, courses and videos. The ones that are most successful at building their brand and get visibility.

That's a big decision. I would be a lot more uncertain than you sound. Just a few of the things to ask yourself: How secure does you full-time job appear? Do you actually like that job, or is it a matter of economic necessity? How much of a cash reserve do you have? Without the full-time job, how long can you pay your current expenses? What is your actual monthly profit? And by the way, congratulations on being able to ask this question. What ever you decide, having that choice is great!