@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square838fedilinkarrow-up12.41Karrow-down1758
arrow-up11.65Karrow-down1imageIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.ml@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square838fedilink
minus-square@WIPocketlink3•edit-21 year 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. Why does it matter that they seem desperate?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoWould YOU want to feel that desperation if you were the creator wondering if you could make rent next month?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year 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. Why does it matter that they seem desperate?
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.