But then there is no safe way for them to "mortally wound" the software industry. The full argument is moot.
replyI would add there are more reasons why this wouldn't work: costs due to OOM more usage, adoption/AI backlash, adversarial environment, players with big head starts (Google).
Yes, I believe the original commenter made that exact point.
replyYou don't need to personally win in order to mortally wound someone. It can be informative to speculate about whether or not something is possible regardless of it being strategically advisable in the current context.