Comment on As an OG Reddit Sync user of over 10 years, all this arguing really brings a tear to my eye. 🥲

• whataboutshutup@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why would you need to pay $20 to access free content? Devs don’t pay any creator who makes you scroll Lemmy. They are useless and sell you air.

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  • redcalcium@lemmy.institute ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If someone sell an air purifier, would you berate them for selling access to free air? Of course not, your can still get free air without it. The air purifier just make the free air feel nicer. Just like sync making browsing free Lemmy contents feel nicer.

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    • aaaa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This feels a bit more like setting up a ticket booth outside a public library, and offering a half-assed tour where the guide just reads the signs to you

      I’m going to roll my eyes any time someone says they can’t use the library without it, but you do you. If it keeps y’all reading, then that’s fine.

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      • APassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It’s more like selling seat cushions when the library only has folding chairs.

        Everyone can still go into the library. If you have the means and desire, buy a seat cushion. If not, the books are still there for everyone.

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  • MrGerrit@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You don’t need to do anything, just keep on using the FOSS apps. It’s all good. It’s all about having choice.

    The content isn’t really “free” the people running the servers need to be paid also. If nobody would donate or they don’t use any other form of getting funds, the servers wouldn’t last.

    Sync just provides a way to get to content in a nice polished way, at least that’s how experience it. I could watch ads but I paid for a more better experience.

    Both need to make money to eat and keep things running.

    When you take a taxi to see a movie, nobody thinks that the taxi driver shouldn’t be paid.

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