• WIPocket@lemmy.world
      41·
      11 months ago

      They dont degrade the service until you pay. They dont lock features behind a paywall, they dont have ads. They beg you to pay, they dont extort you. Why does it matter that they seem desperate?

      • wahming@monyet.cc
        61·
        11 months ago

        Would YOU want to feel that desperation if you were the creator wondering if you could make rent next month?

        • Perfide@reddthat.com
          2·
          11 months ago

          In Wikipedias case at least, the desperation is 100% marketing bluster and has been for at least a decade. Wikipedia is VERY well funded.

    • Perfide@reddthat.com
      3·
      11 months ago

      That’s marketing BS. Wikipedia is very well funded and in fact they consistently blow way past their fundraising goals