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Nat Lee's avatar

I really enjoyed this week’s newsletter! I had conversations trying to encourage people to pay $20 (and these are people with disposable income), hence I do think it’s really about our relationship with money. also congrats on the job offer!! Can’t wait to see what’s next

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you so much!! What I am seeing is that people who haven’t forked up the $20 don’t know how much they’re missing. And it’s almost impossible to go back

Linart Seprioto's avatar

Man, this hits. I see it especially in lower income countries like the PH. The perspectives around money and tech are different, and I only wish that these tools could become more accessible to those who can do good things with it.

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Same here!! If I were earning in Rupiah I would probably make the same decision as my dad

Bhav Sharma's avatar

Damn that was a good read! 🔥

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Pheeeew thank you!

Jimmy Chim's avatar

Brilliant way to put this. Keep up the good work!!

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you so much!

Rii's avatar
Jun 11Edited

Congrats on the job offer! Really inspired me to think beyond free AI limits! You said such great points about tech and access without coming from a privileged bias of being able to afford running experiments with it. Hopefully it opens doors for people who need it the most, as you said. It would require a play-mindset and self-belief to get there. Thanks again for inspiring me :)

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Ahh thanks so much for the kind words!!

Matt Tillotson's avatar

Great read. You've inspired me to cook up new projects to keep pushing my AI boundaries.

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Let’s get cooking!!

Carmen Luisa's avatar

Really thought- provoking piece and great story telling. „Access does not guarantee luck. It widens the surface area where luck can land.“ really spoke to me

Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you so much!

Paul Staples's avatar

This was a good read and something I’ve considered myself too. Part of me wonders if this opportunity (from a freelance perspective) is transient in that when the models improve enough, there will be no friction between natural language and ideal output and anyone from a kid to a grandma will essentially be able to immediately “one-shot” what they need. We’re far away from that now, and there is still enough of a learning curve/friction/requirement of persistence that outsourcing makes sense. But what about 20 years from now?

Becky Isjwara's avatar

We will be rethinking SO MUCH of how we do things! I can’t imagine what things will look like in six months, let alone 20 years!

Niko Batallones's avatar

Damn. As someone who admittedly has not had the bandwidth to dabble with even the free tier, this is eye-opening.

Becky Isjwara's avatar

I wish the gap wasn’t so stark!