I appreciate the joke, but I think the punchline could be improved to:

…until my mind was changed.

no one was going to spend those “millions of dollars” whether or not GIMP existed

GIMP, however, facilitated many creative works that either wouldn’t have existed or would have been created using pirated software

It’s like they had a big bullseye on them.

/c/funny

fuck

It’s almost like we need more tools than interest rate cuts to shape our economy.

now this is funny; “ha ha” funny

funny, but not “ha ha” funny

and all the things we aren’t experts in, we’re unqualified to be the evaluators of the AI’s output

Are they being mocked, or are people just pointing out the reality of the situation?

Is thorn both voiced and voiceless?

bath bæθ (voiceless)
this ðɪs (voiced)

The article mentions it’s possibly due to “over hiring” in the past.

There’s an obsession companies have where they have to try out being leaner than is efficient.

But I have a feeling it’s even worse. Companies are manufacturing a bad job market, so they can under pay employees and treat them worse.

this isn’t /c/shittyanswerlemmy

“Eat shit, asshole,” but in the kindest way.

Eat a test bite from each one, and throw out the ones that kill you.

editing services?

Haven’t watched the video, but most commenters seems to be saying she did comply.

I can be your long lost pal