100%

I would imagine that the crash was mandated by management.

Other than Nvidia, nobody is making money from ai.

Marketing. It is very effective.

Has anyone been to any kind of convention for nerdy things. Nerds are so captured by the marketing and products being sold that they let it take over their personality and they can’t stop buying junk.

“It’s just a joke bro”

So many possible reason.

Linus has a history of scummy behavior which turns people off.

Everything gets boring eventually. Especially things that are supposed to be funny.

Google ads are extra obnoxious making the entire platform more annoying to use and most of us will never pay for youtube. Those ads are not even selling products I would be interested in. Investment scams, car accident claim ads, AI voiced robot panda. It just annoying noise.

Nothing lasts forever.

Each one doing whatever possible to gain power.

I didn’t make them so insecure that they decide to put 110% effort into buying stuff that will make them more “manly” even though it has the opposite effect on most people.

Most advertising aimed at men nowadays seems to be targeting insecure men. Everything promises horny women, coolness and wealth.

This seems a bit personal for you so maybe don’t go around blaming people you don’t know.

Men are okay.

People that need this are not men. They are perpetually insecure children.