@jimmyweee @th3j35t3r
I think it's that people are so used to "free" SM that they forget they're paying with their data and the targeted advertising that comes with it.
I wonder how the same folk would respond if unsolicited ads turned up in their coso home TLs???
I would never normally do this but it seems pertinent to provide some context. Here is my datacenter bill for this month. This is just the primary server, not bandwidth, or the other services I need to cover per month, like Cloudflare, Amazon AWS, email transport, etc etc.
^^^ and none of the financial stuff takes into account the man-hours I'm putting into this endeavor. I'm not complaining, I'm just providing context. 👍
^^^ nobody *has* to go PRO. But it helps when you do. Peace.
Enjoying a safe and ads-free space is truly priceless.
CoSo provides me with inspiration, fascination, entertainment, free-association of ideas, fun. As a community, CoSo belongs to all of us, and it is what we make it.
Since J has the talent, he does the amazing things.
Since I have the equivalent of 1 coffee/month, then I’m happily going Pro. It’s my humble share.
And it’s still very asymmetrical. The rest is gratitude.
@artemis @th3j35t3r Deep respect♡