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Why do you need to use a snide tone to convey your point? Just make it in plain language, don’t be rude.

thot_experiment 4y ago
Yeah fair, I'm one one today. I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. But you're right, I should just put my money where my mouth is and make a github pages or similar that replicates this functionality as something that you can download and keep forever, how hard can it be? It's utterly disgraceful to charge money for something like this as a service, but that doesn't excuse my conduct in response. The implications of validating this sort of rent collecting are insidious and serve. We really need to re-evaluate what our definition of 'value' is as a society.
- kimjune01 4y ago
  Not everyone shares your values, and that's OK
- version_five 4y ago
  I seem to recall a similar discussion yesterday. I agree with you but I think I'll sit this one out :)
  - thot_experiment 4y ago
    I may have made some bad choices in the past 48hours. Yr def making the wise choice. <3
- bee_rider 4y ago
  What people are willing to pay for it is the value of it, I guess. Capitalism :shrug:
- Levitz 4y ago
  I can think of a number of reasons that make this valuable: If someone just wants an image like this and doesn't even know what css is, it's cheaper to pay 5 bucks than to even consider hiring someone to do this. If someone does know how this is done... Why would they purchase the service? Also, what if someone wants this but it's not for a website? They make pamphlets or something. My only complaint is that from the example I thought it would return an animation, not a still image.
- IanCal 4y ago
  > It's utterly disgraceful to charge money for something like this as a service Why? > We really need to re-evaluate what our definition of 'value' is as a society. If this saves me about half an hour a year it's valuable because it's cheaper. If it's easy to make, other people will come along to profit at lower price points.
- nicpottier 4y ago
  Are you new here? Perhaps I can introduce you to one of our heros, patio11 who made an entire business out of making bingo cards. I don't particularly think this is a great business but my gosh, this is the right audience to "show it off"

Yeah fair, I'm one one today. I genuinely thought this was a joke at first. But you're right, I should just put my money where my mouth is and make a github pages or similar that replicates this functionality as something that you can download and keep forever, how hard can it be? It's utterly disgraceful to charge money for something like this as a service, but that doesn't excuse my conduct in response. The implications of validating this sort of rent collecting are insidious and serve. We really need to re-evaluate what our definition of 'value' is as a society.

kimjune01 4y ago
Not everyone shares your values, and that's OK
version_five 4y ago
I seem to recall a similar discussion yesterday. I agree with you but I think I'll sit this one out :)
- thot_experiment 4y ago
  I may have made some bad choices in the past 48hours. Yr def making the wise choice. <3
bee_rider 4y ago
What people are willing to pay for it is the value of it, I guess. Capitalism :shrug:
Levitz 4y ago
I can think of a number of reasons that make this valuable: If someone just wants an image like this and doesn't even know what css is, it's cheaper to pay 5 bucks than to even consider hiring someone to do this. If someone does know how this is done... Why would they purchase the service? Also, what if someone wants this but it's not for a website? They make pamphlets or something. My only complaint is that from the example I thought it would return an animation, not a still image.
IanCal 4y ago
> It's utterly disgraceful to charge money for something like this as a service Why? > We really need to re-evaluate what our definition of 'value' is as a society. If this saves me about half an hour a year it's valuable because it's cheaper. If it's easy to make, other people will come along to profit at lower price points.
nicpottier 4y ago
Are you new here? Perhaps I can introduce you to one of our heros, patio11 who made an entire business out of making bingo cards. I don't particularly think this is a great business but my gosh, this is the right audience to "show it off"