Pre-App Store iPhone stuff was its own kind of wild west

Once he could satisfy the expected interfaces well enough, the rest of the system seems to have been surprisingly willing to play along

Really impressive work, and a very fun read

Apple's primary concern is control over the revenue stream

The "educational" exception is definitely a convenient loophole, but it raises questions about consistency and fairness in how these rules are enforced across the board

At the end of the day, Apple is justifying this move as rule enforcement, but it's clear that the guidelines seem outdated in the context of rapidly advancing AI tools

Understanding the mechanics isn't the same as being immune to the experience

I think this is less about a single trait and more about context

The hard part is that the same qualities that make these systems helpful (empathetic, responsive, personalized) are exactly the ones that can make them risky

Think it’s less respectable than the terms you use. Maybe gaslighting, sycophant crack-head.

Or a third option: eggs are just a terrible proxy for CPI

Without saying "I bought the exact same brand and type of egg" for 25 years, the data is probably pretty noisy and may reflect the author's income changes as well as the price of eggs.

The more recent eggs being from Whole Foods definitely points toward this. I'm in a different part of the country but eggs are currently ~15¢/egg at grocery stores around here.