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Please put your money where your mouth is. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Sync Ultra is a very reasonable $17 a YEAR. YouTube Premium is reaching that per MONTH. I have sync downloaded and it was the first thing I did. Thanks lj for the beautiful app.

[EDIT: That was a poor comparison, as pointed out in the comments. Leaving it for discussion sake.

There are many counterpoints and actually good discussion happening down below. Even if you don't agree, thanks for showing me a different perspective!

If you want to support Sync, make sure to support the Lemmy Devs and your instance holders as well!

*This post was made early in the day before the update added the OTP option.]

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[โ€“] 71 points 3 years ago (5 children)

As someone from a third world country, fuck no. That shit is too expensive for me. Maybe to you privileged folk it's reasonable. To me it's nonsense.

I feel shitty about it too since I was a long time sync pro user, I thought sync for lemmy would also have an affordable pro version but fuck me I guess

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  • [+] -7 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Ultra =! Pro

    Adfree is available as a separate lifetime purchase for 10 USD.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You have countries where people don't earn $1 a day. Once they cover their basic needs, $10 is like wining the lottery.

    It's where Youtube does better. The price of premium is adapted to the local situation.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago

    I've been working in developing aid for ages, and while true that there are places where people earn below $1, those people hardly have smartphones.

    And if they do, they can use the ad supported version just fine.

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  • [+] -44 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Living in a first world country is not "privilege" there are people who didn't choose where to be born.

    Just use the free app like I did when I lived in Venezuela (I was born there)

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  • [โ€“] 26 points 3 years ago

    Privilege is not something necessarily gained on purpose. Being born to a wealthy family is privilege and not a choice either, but there is undeniable privilege. It's not a negative thing, it's something one should be aware of where they may have it and recognize it. It's not something to feel guilty over, it just.. is.

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