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arrow-up11.61Karrow-down1imageIt's so nice to see them all growing, but this is just the truth, sorry.lemmy.mlSamsy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square868fedilink
minus-squareMoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down8·1 year agoWhy not go the way of Wikipedia and ask for donations? Hell even early Reddit gold awards were good.
minus-squareRegular Human@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoUsers are cheapskates pretty often
minus-squarejustastranger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoHave you seen how much more desperate Wikipedia gets every time they need to beg for donations?
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThat’s marketing BS. Wikipedia is very well funded and in fact they consistently blow way past their fundraising goals
minus-squareWIPocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·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-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoWould YOU want to feel that desperation if you were the creator wondering if you could make rent next month?
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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.
Why not go the way of Wikipedia and ask for donations? Hell even early Reddit gold awards were good.
Users are cheapskates pretty often
Have you seen how much more desperate Wikipedia gets every time they need to beg for donations?
That’s marketing BS. Wikipedia is very well funded and in fact they consistently blow way past their fundraising goals
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.