But in addition to what happened to Yahoo, Meta’s platforms also use the network effect to keep users. Once the tide turns and the network effect is stronger elsewhere the userbase may quickly evaporate, like what happened to MySpace.
I’m still trying out combinations of hardware and models, but even my old Intel 8500T CPU will run around reading speed with a stock version of Meta’s Llama 3.2 3b (maybe the one you tried) with mostly good output—fine for rewriting content, answering questions about uploaded document stores etc.
There are thousands of models tuned for various purposes, so one of the key questions is your purpose. If you want to use your setup for something specific (e.g., coding SQL) you are going to be able to find a much more efficient model.
Roger Stone must be considering having his Nixon back tattoo updated to Trump.