Dropout Price Change Announcement (www.dropout.tv)

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For the first time since 2022, Dropout will be increasing subscription prices. The cost of a Dropout subscription will be $1 more per month for NEW AND RETURNING SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! Lock in legacy pricing by subscribing before May 7th. For more information, check out https://pricechange.dropout.tv/

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[+] [email protected] -26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Greed ruins everything...

EDIT: I get that they're a smaller platform. But if you launch something like Dropout, are a success, making money, yet still raise the rates after only 2 years!? What else would you call it...

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It's a niche video production and distribution platform, that type of service costs a lot of money to run. They don't have an advertising network to subsidize their operation like say YouTube or billionaire investors relying on an IPO and subsequent enshittification down the line. The fact they can operate not only the platform but also pay talent for their produced content with that monthly cost already is a miracle.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

yet still raise the rates after only 2 years!?

What world do you live in that it's unreasonable to up prices after 3 years? Especially when it doesn't impact existing subscribers? And by only $1/mo for the people it applies to.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I’m cancelling my Dropout subscription!

So I can renew it when the price goes up because I love supporting their content.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Our budget is six times this year what it was in 2022. Higher prices simply means that we can spend more on shows, the infrastructure to support those shows, and treating our people even better. And I, Dropout CEO, do not own a boat.

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