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I like a good UX (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

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[+] -29 points 3 years ago (16 children)

Lemmy doesn't have ads. If you have to pay to remove them don't you think something is wrong with that? Why not pay for the community and useful features instead?

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  • [–] 59 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    The ads finance the app, I think that's perfectly fine (in principle).

    I asked the dev a few weeks ago, this app is literally his livelihood. And he has a pretty good track record of delivering good software. Why not support him?

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  • [+] -34 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    If you think more ads is the solution that's good for you. Ads are society's cancer, so I have little choice other than to block it. (Paying to get rid of ads perpetuates the idea that ads are profitable. That's up to you.)

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  • [–] 47 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    So the three options for him to keep developing that we know of are 1) Ads 2) Pay for a license or 3) Fundraising. He offers 1 and 2, and 3 is well known to not work, seriously nobody donates. Check out npm fund and how so little people used it that they just removed it.

    If your only argument is "I deserve things that took a lot of time and effort for free" then you aren't getting much sympathy from me.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Check out npm fund

    Instructions unclear, I ran the command and now I have a shitcoin called Bitcoin Cash.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    So for one he's adding an option to fund your instance as well, but also just because it's an app doesn't mean that it also doesn't require money.

    Your argument doesn't come off as "so both should be free" but to me more like "oh yeah I'm surprised Lemmy doesn't have an ad option"

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  • [+] -22 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    I've been on open source since the early 90s. I know damn well how people make money off of it and who makes money off of it.

    I support none of it if it starts including tracking and ads. It goes against the whole mindset. Google fanboys love it though.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago*

    You're not paying to remove ads from Lemmy. You can continue using Lemmy ad-free on mobile via the mobile site or any of the other PWA's or native apps. What you're paying to remove ads from is Sync. The developer has decided that they need to be compensated to sustain the amount of effort developing and maintaining the app requires. If you don't want to pay that price with cash or your eyeballs then don't use it.

    Nobody is forcing you to use Sync, nobody is forcing you to see ads. The beauty of a platform like Lemmy is you have the choice to use whatever client you want. That doesn't mean you're entitled to any of them.

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