• LWD@lemm.ee
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    “Why we’re updating our pricing” mostly says more people are using it than ever, not that they’ve made enough changes to warrant getting extra money.

    And I guess that’s technically true. If people are too locked into their platform, then that’s a great reason for them to update their pricing: to benefit themselves over creators.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      more people are using it than ever

      We’re making more money than ever! But what if we could make even morer money than ever!?

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        Hey, it’s expensive to host nude comics in s3 and pass payment info into stripe.

        They need to double head count because the middle managers need fiefdoms.

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        They took very large sums of money from venture capital firms. As in many millions. Those now require constant and perpetual number-go-up. This won’t stop getting worse, let alone get better. There are other services. If you’re a creator, use them.

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
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      not that they’ve made enough changes to warrant getting extra money.

      They’ve added video, which is a pretty substantial expense.