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> users should demand to pay People have a hard time paying for parking space, yet some claim those same people should demand paying for the ability to upload

• saurik 14y ago
  ... so because the attempt is futile, you are saying we should pretend he didn't say it, and interpret the rest of his article in that light? FWIW, I have a friend in the planning division of the city I live in, and just a few days ago we were having a discussion about the issues with parking. http://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X http://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/1932... People certainly can and do make arguments that people should demand to pay for parking, as to do anything else causes even worse problems.
  • zalew 14y ago
    I was curious if somebody will bring this title to the table as I've found this book some time ago on Goodreads, but frankly, 800p about this subject is a TLDR for me. My point was, while I think people should be comfortable paying for services, claiming they should demand to pay instead of getting it free is a bit absurd. It's not like there are no paid more feature-rich alternatives for uploading photos, or that web users just don't pay for online; it's just that Instagram, Twitter & co wouldn't grow to those numbers if they were a paid service. Prove me wrong, but I also got the feeling Pinboard users are there for the statement, not because they believe bookmarking links is worth $10.