Comment on Discord users are cancelling their Nitro after new mobile layout update

Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• mememuseum@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t pay for Nitro but I don’t have a problem for people that do. Servers aren’t free so it’s that or ads.

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  • LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I swear Lemmy is against paying for anything. So many freeloaders in this world.

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    • Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      MSN had animated emotes for free like two whole decades ago. MSN had unlimited size file transfers two decades ago, I’ve sent entire games to my friends on MSN. IRC networks haven’t really starved for cash either.

      I pay for YouTube Premium since it came out, Netflix, indirectly I’m paying for my emails, matrix, even lemmy.

      With Discord, all your money gives you is… emotes and further vendor lock yourself into a proprietary Chinese company and looking good to toxic gamers by flexing those emotes and server boosters.

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      • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        MSN had unlimited size file transfers two decades ago

        And got discontinued one decade ago because it didn’t have a viable business model. Discord is hoping to make a profit by charging for mostly frivolous premium features, which is one of the least evil business models I’ve seen in a while.

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      • cosmic_slate@dmv.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • elbrar@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        proprietary Chinese company

        Gonna need a citation for this. Pretty sure they’re a privately-held US company.

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      • LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The unlimited file size I can understand not allowing now. Userbase and file size is much bigger although storage prices are probably on par still.

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    • cosmic_slate@dmv.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No kidding. In a nutshell:

      “Big social media bad for stalking the internet for money!”

      simultaneously with

      “How dare they have a voluntary paid tier!”

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      • deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How dare a mid-sized outfit have a voluntary paid tier!

        That’s not what they said. They said it wasn’t worth the price, not that there’s anything wrong with it existing.

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    • silverbax@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lemmy and Reddit users are alwqys simultaneously saying ‘pay people a living wage!’ while also saying ‘no ads, and make it free forever’.

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    • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yea it makes sense in some cases

      Most people can still use Discord for day to day stuff without ads. The extra features are mostly cosmetic, or things like better quality video/audio, which comes with increased load

      Data tracking is probably still happening though

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      • LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ohh yes absolutely. Disco is a privacy nightmare.

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    • deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So many freeloaders in this world.

      Poor people crushed by insane cost of living and stagnant wage growth who can’t afford spending hundreds of dollars in subscriptions for bullshit, you mean.

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  • Carter@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wrong. They sell user data.

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    • Donut@leminal.space ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you really believe that you should sue them and become a millionaire because their Privacy Policy explicitly states it doesn’t

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  • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I pay when it’s half off, mostly for streaming quality. Their full price is kind of insane.

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• sneezymrmilo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t really get this take. If you don’t like Discord Nitro, simply don’t buy it. If you enjoy the features Nitro adds and don’t mind paying the monthly fee, then buy it. I don’t really understand what shaming people who pay for Nitro accomplishes.

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