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ToxMarz

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5. When it comes to paying for all this AI, that's where it always falls apart

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:44 PM

21 hrs ago

It's a great parlor trick, but once they stop giving it away it's too expensive a toy. They need mass devoted adoption to make their business model work.

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Meta is adding ridiculous 'rate limits' and a soft paywall to its smart glasses [View all] highplainsdem 23 hrs ago OP

I wouldn't give them a nickel for a trainload of slop glasses SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #1

I wonder how they justify this added charge? FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #2

The only Meta subscription I'd buy is the monthly KAZRITN package. flvegan 22 hrs ago #3

The glasses better be shatter proof. You wouln't want a cut face to go with a broken nose. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #4

When it comes to paying for all this AI, that's where it always falls apart ToxMarz 21 hrs ago #5

Which is why it's being forced into fucking everything, and now we're being sold these mass surveillance glasses that Karasu 19 hrs ago #8

JFC, Meta's share price is up 10% today muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #6

Nothing you buy is yours... purr-rat beauty 21 hrs ago #7

Good news. Overplaying their hand will limit the implementation of a harmful product. Martin68 15 hrs ago #9