If inference wasn't profitable why are consumer GPUs that are only good for running open models so expensive? Why and how would these companies sell access to open models if it wasn't profitable? You can rent your own GPU and make money if your electricity is cheap enough.
When I was 8, my teacher told me to never use my real name online. But no, I've been aging throwaway accounts for years specifically to respond to you in a coordinated manner.
Radio has always been controlled by the record companies that ensured you listened to what they wanted. Discovering self-published indie artists on Spotify is way better.
I like to fantasize about a TV show where I go to the past and tell famous people about their impact to film their reactions. Not sure if this would be on the list. "We dug up your teeth to measure the lead content and determined you were poor."