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People don't want to understand that someone has to pay for all that bandwidth and free compute. I'm using Kagi for that reason, just like I'm using Fastmail.
by dewey 2y ago
People don't want to understand that someone has to pay for all that bandwidth and free compute.
I'm using Kagi for that reason, just like I'm using Fastmail. I give someone money, they give me a service and support if needed. Seems fair and simple.
- arresin 2y agoWhen the internet started it was weird to pay for something ephemeral like certain bits being delivered to you. But totally normal to pay for magazines. I think that early mindset just continued and became the new default. Electronic media just feels weird to pay for for people.
- dewey 2y ago> Electronic media just feels weird to pay for for people. Most people in the target audience of Perplexity probably pay for at least two streaming services (Spotify, Netflix etc.), so I don't think it's about "eletronic media" but more that search seems like a simple thing from the outside that always has been free and has a very strong player that offers a pretty good service for most people.
- dizhn 2y agoBy the end magazines were mostly ads and almost free to subscribe to.