Samsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square706fedilinkarrow-up11.85Karrow-down1525
arrow-up11.32Karrow-down1imageIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlSamsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square706fedilink
minus-squareWIPocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThey dont degrade the service until you pay. They dont lock features behind a paywall, they dont have ads. They beg you to pay, they dont extort you.
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoWould YOU want to feel that desperation if you were the creator wondering if you could make rent next month?
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIn Wikipedias case at least, the desperation is 100% marketing bluster and has been for at least a decade. Wikipedia is VERY well funded.
They dont degrade the service until you pay. They dont lock features behind a paywall, they dont have ads. They beg you to pay, they dont extort you.
Would YOU want to feel that desperation if you were the creator wondering if you could make rent next month?
In Wikipedias case at least, the desperation is 100% marketing bluster and has been for at least a decade. Wikipedia is VERY well funded.