We have heard you. We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. We will share an update in a couple of days. Thank you for your honest and critical feedback.

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  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    79·
    1 year ago

    You’re actually making some valid points here, in regard to the trend of companies losing money as a strategy to obtain market dominance and then turning to monetization after. It’s exactly how Uber and AirBNB got where they are, and it’s a strategy that people need to get more wise to. You’re right, and you should say it.

    But for the love of God, say it better than this. The “users only have themselves to blame because they got hoodwinked by a pack of liars and thieves who are very good at being liars and thieves” angle kills any chance of anyone listening to the actual point you’re making because you went and wrapped it up in a giant dose of victim blaming.

    If you cook an absolutely perfect hamburger and then spit in it right before serving, you can’t act surprised when no one wants to even try a bite.

    • JokeDeity@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Security company Guarda permanently operates in the red in the US but keeps itself alive by constantly buying up all the small security companies it can in the US. It’s essentially a MASSIVE ponzi scheme in a sense that it would die if it couldn’t continue to add to it’s ranks.

      • uranibaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Let’s say that you are right, one should always look at each company you are buying a service from, before buying said service.

        How do you even go about knowing if a company is doing something like this? Where do you start?

        At what point have you done your due diligent, and can assume that, yes, I will still have the same contract tomorrow as I had today?