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[โ€“] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear you but I also paid like $3-5 for pro and used it daily for years. It probably works out to pennies per month if you do the math. I don't get the sense LJDawson is lighting cigars with $100 bills. With the old model he got paid the price of a coffee... once. I'd imagine that a subscription model at least guarantees him a somewhat regular income stream that hopefully helps beyond beer money every so often

[โ€“] Trapping5341@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

That my outlook on it. I bought the pro version in like 2013 for 4 or 5 bucks. Didn't give him a penny again until ultra came out and I got the monthly on that for a grand total of like $20. I can see why it may be a turn off for new users but for me it's just paying back what I already got from LJ.