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Out of curiosity, if it disappeared tomorrow, how much would you pay to get it back? ("Sorry guys, we can't afford it anymore! We need people to chip in $1 eac
by thorax 18y ago
Out of curiosity, if it disappeared tomorrow, how much would you pay to get it back?
("Sorry guys, we can't afford it anymore! We need people to chip in $1 each a month or we have to shut down. These friends of yours have already agreed to stick around: XXX, YYY, ZZZZ")
- snprbob86 18y agoThat's an interesting exercise, but in reality I wouldn't expect enough of my friends to pay to stay on. There would be a mass drop in the number of users, significantly devaluing my membership. So if that were to happen, I wouldn't pay anything. However, if they said "We're now at even cash flow, but have amassed a lot of debt! We don't intend to take this towards profitability, but please help us stay afloat." I might donate 10 or 15 bucks. Not that I expect that to happen either :-)
- crosscompile 18y agoUnless you were holding irreplaceable information ransom, or causing them some ongoing embarrassment, the answer is zero. I've tried this experiment...
- dangoldin 18y agoI actually wish it disappeared. It would make a lot of people more productive (me included) and allow me to not worry about writing a facebook app. This is like a negative network effect where so many people are sucked into this black hole that it's hurting everyone. I'm exaggerating a bit but I do see a negative effect. It may be outweighed by the positives but it's still there.