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I don't believe for a second you'd pay $50 per month! Yeah you'd do it to prove a point. 6 months later, no way in hell.

by apsurd 4mo ago

pibaker 4mo ago
Virtue signaling is free. Paying up for my virtues? Never.
schubidubiduba 4mo ago
I think I would pay it. The peace of mind knowing that my every move isn't tracked and being used to sell me stuff or engagement bait me is invaluable tbh
- apsurd 4mo ago
  I paid for youtube premium for a few months under the reasoning that I hate those auto playing make money ads so much. Certainly paying for peace is worthwhile. Youtube legitimately has some quality content. But I ended my subscription because fundamentally, streamlining the path to more Youtube usage is self-enabling devil’s work. Point being: Im not convinced paying money to these companies is ultimately going to result in a healthier, more safe more private experience, no matter what they claim.
- pmontra 4mo ago
  At best they will honor the contract of not tracking your moves through that app. They will use part of your money to buy the information about your moves from other sources, or track you with another app.
- fsflover 4mo ago
  > The peace of mind knowing that my every move isn't tracked and being used to sell me stuff or engagement bait Why would you trust Meta to keep its promises? Even Apple is not to be trusted with that, see, e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433
pj_mukh 4mo ago
I mean, I'm paying about that for Google to hold onto all my personal memories via Photos, and all that I could actually use self-hosting for. Meanwhile, FB has all my network that I can't recreate or self-host so yes, I would pay that.
tencentshill 4mo ago
Meta "average revenue per person" around $50 per year. Absolutely reasonable to replace with a subscription. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680125000017/meta-20241231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680125...
- fhennig 4mo ago
  per year, not per month
  - tencentshill 4mo ago
    So ~$5 per month. Absolutely reasonable as I said.

I don't believe for a second you'd pay $50 per month! Yeah you'd do it to prove a point. 6 months later, no way in hell.

by apsurd 4mo ago

I don't believe for a second you'd pay $50 per month! Yeah you'd do it to prove a point. 6 months later, no way in hell.

pibaker 4mo ago

Virtue signaling is free. Paying up for my virtues? Never.

schubidubiduba 4mo ago

I think I would pay it. The peace of mind knowing that my every move isn't tracked and being used to sell me stuff or engagement bait me is invaluable tbh

apsurd 4mo ago
I paid for youtube premium for a few months under the reasoning that I hate those auto playing make money ads so much. Certainly paying for peace is worthwhile. Youtube legitimately has some quality content. But I ended my subscription because fundamentally, streamlining the path to more Youtube usage is self-enabling devil’s work. Point being: Im not convinced paying money to these companies is ultimately going to result in a healthier, more safe more private experience, no matter what they claim.
pmontra 4mo ago
At best they will honor the contract of not tracking your moves through that app. They will use part of your money to buy the information about your moves from other sources, or track you with another app.
fsflover 4mo ago
> The peace of mind knowing that my every move isn't tracked and being used to sell me stuff or engagement bait Why would you trust Meta to keep its promises? Even Apple is not to be trusted with that, see, e.g., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34299433

pj_mukh 4mo ago

I mean, I'm paying about that for Google to hold onto all my personal memories via Photos, and all that I could actually use self-hosting for. Meanwhile, FB has all my network that I can't recreate or self-host so yes, I would pay that.

tencentshill 4mo ago

Meta "average revenue per person" around $50 per year. Absolutely reasonable to replace with a subscription. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680125000017/meta-20241231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680125...

fhennig 4mo ago
per year, not per month
- tencentshill 4mo ago
  So ~$5 per month. Absolutely reasonable as I said.