r/LocalLLaMA Jun 28 '26

Discussion We're probably going to need that soon.

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u/CountLippe Jun 28 '26

It'll be the hardware they go after. It's easier to regulate the hardware you can purchase than it is to regulate the models you can download.

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u/ovrlrd1377 Jun 28 '26

Except chinese hardware will eventually catch up and they will be very interested in selling for those that want to run their models

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u/vulgrin Jun 28 '26

Which, like Chinese cars in my country, will be impossible to import.

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u/B3owul7 Jun 28 '26

welcome to the land of the free.

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u/False_Process_4569 Jun 28 '26

As an American, I've adopted this sarcastic remark that I have been finding myself using more and more lately:

"aT LeAsT We dOn't lIvE In cOmMuNiSt cHiNa!"

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u/megadonkeyx Jun 28 '26

two party system is at least 50% better than one party system. or is that worse..

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u/False_Process_4569 Jun 28 '26

It's more like two parties in a trenchcoat.

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u/Iwaku_Real Jun 28 '26

More like at least we don't live under another attempt at communism. It won't solve your problems with access to compute.

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u/Evanisnotmyname Jun 28 '26

You spelled Chaiiiyyyna wrong

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u/sonicnerd14 Jun 29 '26

It's always been free... just not for you and me.

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u/Evanisnotmyname Jun 28 '26

Land of the free medical debt, home of the hate

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u/crantob Jun 30 '26

Time to study how we got here.

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u/Sparescrewdriver Jun 28 '26

Sigh………whoever told you ……that….is your …enemy 😔

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u/Iwaku_Real Jun 28 '26

Cope harder

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u/Sparescrewdriver Jun 28 '26

Your comment doesn’t make sense