OpenAI's gamified subsidies

1 · Onur Solmaz · July 5, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
Summary
The blog post draws an analogy between OpenAI's gamified subsidies and Turkish ASPAVA kebab shops, which offer free side dishes to keep customers coming back despite the main dish being smaller. The author, Onur Solmaz, discusses how this model may impact customer loyalty among developers, suggesting that they could quickly abandon the service if subsidies are removed.