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Can I pay you money for this awesome product so I don't feel bad about opting out of your telemetry? What's fair? I think a lot of us would do this voluntarily.

Can I pay you money for this awesome product so I don't feel bad about opting out of your telemetry? What's fair? I think a lot of us would do this voluntarily. Your privacy disclosure is great--I just don't want to be the product on principle.

dannyw 5y ago
You shouldn't feel bad for opting out of telemetry!
- mschrage 5y ago
  We just want people using Fig and enjoying it! That's our top priority. Don't feel bad at all about opting out of telemetry :)
  - adkadskhj 5y ago
    Fwiw, i won't be using this because i can't buy it. I don't use any dev software that's not either FOSS or purchasable. Over the years i've suffered enough at the hands of changing monetization strategies that it's just viewed as risk for me. Even if it stays honest and never dark-patterns me, i expect at the very least the service will change in some way. Failing entirely, dark patterns, etc. My preference for simple products i can purchase gives me confidence that it will just work as long as i need it. No criticism towards you - just giving feedback.
    - Closi 5y ago
      I get this - it’s the whole “if you aren’t the consumer you are the product” piece. I like using companies where your relationship with them is obvious (ie I pay money and they give me services) rather than mysterious (Ie I use Google and they use my data in a way I don’t quite understand to make lots of money from me with me never paying them). If the first monetisation strategy doesn’t pay off what comes next? Ads in the terminal? Increased telemetry to sell to companies? Sudden removing of features put behind a paywall?
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ashneo76 5y ago
Nobody should feel bad about opting out of telemetry. It is your privacy. They should feel bad for not asking for your permission and getting consent in the first place. And making it obscure. Ironic coming from a "discoverable" app. Please donate money to actual free software and standards. Not some VC coopted "open source"

dannyw 5y ago

You shouldn't feel bad for opting out of telemetry!

mschrage 5y ago
We just want people using Fig and enjoying it! That's our top priority. Don't feel bad at all about opting out of telemetry :)
- adkadskhj 5y ago
  Fwiw, i won't be using this because i can't buy it. I don't use any dev software that's not either FOSS or purchasable. Over the years i've suffered enough at the hands of changing monetization strategies that it's just viewed as risk for me. Even if it stays honest and never dark-patterns me, i expect at the very least the service will change in some way. Failing entirely, dark patterns, etc. My preference for simple products i can purchase gives me confidence that it will just work as long as i need it. No criticism towards you - just giving feedback.
  - Closi 5y ago
    I get this - it’s the whole “if you aren’t the consumer you are the product” piece. I like using companies where your relationship with them is obvious (ie I pay money and they give me services) rather than mysterious (Ie I use Google and they use my data in a way I don’t quite understand to make lots of money from me with me never paying them). If the first monetisation strategy doesn’t pay off what comes next? Ads in the terminal? Increased telemetry to sell to companies? Sudden removing of features put behind a paywall?
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ashneo76 5y ago

Nobody should feel bad about opting out of telemetry. It is your privacy. They should feel bad for not asking for your permission and getting consent in the first place. And making it obscure. Ironic coming from a "discoverable" app. Please donate money to actual free software and standards. Not some VC coopted "open source"