That addresses a slightly different question. Supposing people know of the free stuff, why isn’t it discussed more?
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Steve@communick.news 1 week ago
I assume mostly, because the free stuff doesn’t have a marketing budget.
ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Steve@communick.news 3 days ago
Because not as many people know about the free stuff, since it doesn’t have a marketing budget to tell everyone it exists. If fewer people know about it, it’ll be discussed less.
Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Slightly related, I tend to look at heavily advertised products as inferior. Because really good things sell themselves, and all that marketing money ends up in the price I pay.