• ShustOne
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        221 year ago

        I mean isn’t that true for literally every user that doesn’t pay? I’m not sure why we are mad at Sync users when we don’t even have a strong call to action to donate to instances.

      • @[email protected]
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        201 year ago

        “use my instance please”

        “No not like that!”

        Holy fuck this is what we left Reddit to avoid…

        Lemmy had a garbage web UI. And the other apps I have used are not nearly as smooth as sync.

      • @[email protected]
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        161 year ago

        You think Sync users don’t also donate? I paid for sync and donated to Lemmy’s development. Considering donating to my 2 main instances as well.

      • @AlpacaChariot
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        151 year ago

        That’s literally Reddit’s argument against third party apps, the reason a good chunk of Lemmy users left reddit is they disagree with that approach…

      • @Trapping5341
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        121 year ago

        But it’s fine if I cost an app dev their time and instances money and give nothing to no one? Genuine question because I don’t understand all the sync hate.

        • @[email protected]
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          61 year ago

          My lemmy server is selfhosted (pawb.social), and the running costs are pretty negligible after initial costs.

          We get plenty of donations honestly, but that is obviously not universal.

        • @MJKee9
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          21 year ago

          Even a group of saints will find someone in their midst deserving of rebuke.

      • Meloku
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        121 year ago

        Maybe Lemmy instances should bill third party apps for API calls, hmmm?

      • @APassenger
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        11 year ago

        We pay.

        You assume.

        It’s junior level reasoning.

          • @APassenger
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            I just said we pay. You seem to think I’m talking about Sync.

            I’m not. Technically, I guess I could be talking about both server and sync.

            What I’ve seen on Lemmy is I can say I paid for Sync and donate to the server and someone will need to come along to tell me all of that money should go to Lemmy.

            That’s too either/or. And it’s making Lemmy look… incapable of nuanced thought. Or entitled.

            It’s not everyone, but it’s common enough it looks really odd.