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

the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• tja@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, they have to make some money some way…

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And who determines how much money they need? Some c-suite asshole who wants a 3rd mansion?

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    • eronth@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re not obligated to pay them if you don’t want to.

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      • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh sure.

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      • anon232@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        These people are acting like every company that exists is somehow extracting money from them, even if they aren’t actually paying for it. For someone to ask for money in return for a service is a straight insult to them lol.

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      • chitak166@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Don’t worry, I don’t.

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    • danque@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Or the board of rich assholes who do nothing for the company but hold up their hands every quarter.

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    • chitak166@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They’ll take as much as they can get while providing the bare-minimum in return.

      It’s called “maximizing profit”, and a lot of people in this thread don’t seem to understand that.

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      • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Look at my downvotes… People at bat for a soulless company, ignoring their shitty practices, all because they can’t separate what they think is a good company from a bad one. Capitalism has them all.

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• Dippy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I like nitro for the audio and stream quality benefits. It’s not much money and makes the experience with friends better.

  Doesn’t seem much different than streaming services asking for more for 4k streaming.

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then they ask for a little more… Then a little more… This is why Netflix is $20/mo now because not enough people have the will to do without. These companies make you feel as if you’re missing out or that you can’t survive without their services, and when that happens they own you.

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  • vox@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    except stream quality is controlled client side.
    you don’t need nitro for streaming at any quality you want to, just any client mod

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  • kofe@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have shit internet so the audio and stream quality does matter to me - its the universal emojis and sound board that keeps me paying. I’m not ashamed

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    • Dippy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haha the extra sound board slots are a nice perk too. Nothing as satisfying as the John Cena intro when something goes your way in a game.

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• simple@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Considering how much is free and how much of a better experience it is compared to competitors, yeah, it really is not so bad.

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• vox@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “oh, at least there are no ads”
  except they’re shoving microtransaction ads literally everywhere.
  Profile decoration shop ads everywhere.
  There’s even a dedicated nitro gift button on the message bar.

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  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What discord client are you using? Mine never hits me up for MTX’s. I know nitro is there, but there’s no intrusive pop ups.

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    • chitak166@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Lol, remember when Discord had a birthday for 30 days?

      Reminded me of that Jimmy Neutron episode.

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  • anon232@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imagine getting peer pressured because of emojis. Seriously if you dont want to shitpost with emojis, you’re not missing anything.

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