AI labs' new realization: stop selling $200/month subs, start subsidizing super geniuses instead
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-10
A viral take argues AI labs have all woken up to the same realization: instead of selling $200/month subscriptions to people making slop apps and throwaway Substack articles, they should subsidize a few super geniuses directly — the competition has entered fast takeoff. RachelVT42 adds that the real bottleneck is capital allocation and raw talent discovery, where X and its payout tools play a role: it's not just token limits but grants and covering basic logistics — geniuses still gotta eat.
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