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> Why not just Anytime this phrase is used, you can bet it’s followed up with something fallacious. Similar to the famous “why not just us rsync?” Comment abo

• m-i-l 3y ago
  With Dropbox (and most other cases) you are paying for something you don't already have, but what is unusual in this case is that you are paying to remove something you do already have. Not exactly the same I know, but the two wrongs doesn't make a right reminds me of Juicero (that expensive juicer which only worked with expensive packs of juice), where reasonable followup questions would be "why not just squeeze the juice packs yourself without the expensive juicer?" or even "why not just buy an ordinary juicer which works with pre-juiced fruit and veg?" And that is leaving aside the whole question of whether an effective solution to an addiction problem is to pay someone to try to stop you from accessing what you are addicted to.
  • rco8786 3y ago
    You’re making a choice to view it that way. Try and phrase it like “you’re paying for a tool to help moderate your behavior”. Or as an example using your lens. Paying for coffee is paying to take away your tiredness. You already have tiredness, tiredness is useful, sleep is good, why would you want to take away tiredness?
• anotherhue 3y ago
  The best "why don't you just" talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4EX4dPppA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4EX4dPppA
• dizhn 3y ago
  Much like how most replies that start with "So ..." are strawmen. :)
• kelipso 3y ago
  > Anytime this phrase is used Anytime this phrase is used, you can bet it’s followed up with some crazy generalization lol.