<![CDATA[Dear Fedi friends,]]>Dear Fedi friends,

I hereby present you my new favorite website: https://isaiprofitable.com, which tracks the spending and revenue of all the major AI companies.

Oh it is glorious - the perfect link to share with AI-pilled people in your life.

Spoiler alert: there is a NO in big red letters on the homepage. And there's a running tally of the money spent on AI since the page loaded.

@davidgerard you would love it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/89c87f74-0a6a-4124-abaf-bba5303bfdc6/dear-fedi-friendsRSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 16:35:53 GMTThu, 28 May 2026 13:08:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 16:36:54 GMT]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hub.azkware.net/objects/6e2ecb8d-286a-186f-26d8-8bf073762209https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hub.azkware.net/objects/6e2ecb8d-286a-186f-26d8-8bf073762209Thu, 28 May 2026 16:36:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:51:33 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard Maybe only Apple is earning money 🙂 their Mac minis and studio are perfect devices for local ai!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116652762322047769https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116652762322047769Thu, 28 May 2026 14:51:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:48:35 GMT]]>@davidgerard @_elena

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/grosser_mensch/statuses/116652750651886691https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/grosser_mensch/statuses/116652750651886691Thu, 28 May 2026 14:48:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:45:28 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard so, the question now is where are going them to allocate the debt, if it is possible (may be not).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JonSaenzAgirre/statuses/116652738388192507https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JonSaenzAgirre/statuses/116652738388192507Thu, 28 May 2026 14:45:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:03 GMT]]>@samy @bridget @_elena @davidgerard they don't understand that nvidia is in a position similar to a gambling house selling tickets. They're the only ones likely to profit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/perdidonavida/statuses/116652724925568165https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.party/users/perdidonavida/statuses/116652724925568165Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:34:40 GMT]]>@rvedotrc @_elena i believe it does show, not tell, that!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116652695945002276https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116652695945002276Thu, 28 May 2026 14:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:24:24 GMT]]>@hrast lack of profit may convince the general public that it isn’t worth further destroying the environment for

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116649979723961468/statuses/116652655543827780https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116649979723961468/statuses/116652655543827780Thu, 28 May 2026 14:24:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:18:13 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard

It's missing a "No (unless you're Nvidia)" footnote

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/rvedotrc/statuses/116652631255722201https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/rvedotrc/statuses/116652631255722201Thu, 28 May 2026 14:18:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:02 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy

👍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmcrookston/statuses/116652606882679410https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmcrookston/statuses/116652606882679410Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:08:18 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard

I'm engaged in a Mastodon chat with someone like this right now. I sent them the URL, but I don't think they opened it.

It's difficult to convince someone of something when their paycheck depend on them not understanding it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116652592264597384https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116652592264597384Thu, 28 May 2026 14:08:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:05:02 GMT]]>@_elena been sending it around and everyone's sending it to me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116652579357387703https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/davidgerard/statuses/116652579357387703Thu, 28 May 2026 14:05:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:04:44 GMT]]>@_elena All that is to say, I suppose, congratulations to the ~0.00001% of humanity who get to “profit” while the man-damned planet burns to the fucking ground.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652578231220007https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652578231220007Thu, 28 May 2026 14:04:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:01:05 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard
Selling shovels & supplies was where the money was during most gold rushes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116652563883140334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116652563883140334Thu, 28 May 2026 14:01:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:28 GMT]]>@_elena
He went on to say
“You asked a simple question about whether AI is profitable, and it clearly has been for many people. I wasn’t making a value judgment about ‘worth it.’ The article you shared took too narrow a view”
without even a hint of irony. His density absolutely infuriates me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652561412700079https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652561412700079Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:14 GMT]]>@bradthornborrow @_elena @davidgerard @janbeta As noted elsewhere, this is demonstration of the principle of 'in a gold rush, the guy making money is the guy selling the picks and shovels.'

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116652560509300309https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/116652560509300309Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:59:03 GMT]]>@_elena
I sent this site to someone I know who preaches that “capitalism will shift the market towards saving the planet’s ecosystem”

He sent me back a screenshot of the change in NVDA price over the past couple years and said “It’s done pretty well for the past 3.5 years! The answer is yes, AI has been very profitable [for] anyone with exposure to those AI platform stocks in an IRA or 401(k) and many users of ChatGPT, Claude, etc, who pay little but now can’t imagine life without it”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652555863100695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BmeBenji/statuses/116652555863100695Thu, 28 May 2026 13:59:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:56:22 GMT]]>@_elena that blue number increases way too much and way too fast for my liking

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro-gaiden.com/users/captainarcee/statuses/116652545295713558https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro-gaiden.com/users/captainarcee/statuses/116652545295713558Thu, 28 May 2026 13:56:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:40:35 GMT]]>@bridget @_elena @davidgerard
But everyone want to believe they can be NVIDIA soon


]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/samy/statuses/116652483216425571https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eupolicy.social/users/samy/statuses/116652483216425571Thu, 28 May 2026 13:40:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:38:38 GMT]]>@Brokar is this cynical enough

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AI Sucks, Actually

that's it, that's the thesis

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(ai-sucks-actually.fyi)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/darby3/statuses/116652475568772836https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/darby3/statuses/116652475568772836Thu, 28 May 2026 13:38:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:38:36 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard

This reminds me the 2K dotcom era, and specifically this french parody website.😋

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Vakooler - Ki VaKooler aujourd'hui?

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(web.archive.org)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/fosdembsd/statuses/116652475444697521https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/fosdembsd/statuses/116652475444697521Thu, 28 May 2026 13:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:33:43 GMT]]>@_elena @davidgerard @janbeta Just imagine the numbers without nVidia in the list (and should they really be counted? They actually make products
)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/115985041812732879/statuses/116652456237288389https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/115985041812732879/statuses/116652456237288389Thu, 28 May 2026 13:33:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:27:45 GMT]]>@_elena

Quand ça va pĂ©ter, ça va ĂȘtre horrible et spectaculaire.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/MichelPatrice/statuses/116652432779234096https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/MichelPatrice/statuses/116652432779234096Thu, 28 May 2026 13:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:21:54 GMT]]>@_elena money-wise no. But as regards total control and power?

@davidgerard

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116155612437593224/statuses/116652409782134326https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116155612437593224/statuses/116652409782134326Thu, 28 May 2026 13:21:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dear Fedi friends, on Thu, 28 May 2026 13:19:13 GMT]]>@davidgerard @_elena

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