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minus-squareZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is the case with a lot of companies. Facebook didn’t turn a profit for 10 years or something that sounds equally crazy.
minus-squaremcqtom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThat’s more or less the problem (one of many problems I suppose). Companies seem to think it’s a good business model to burn money collecting a user base and then turn all their free users into paying users down the line. Think drug dealers. They wanna be that.
minus-squareRisk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThe analogy to a drug dealer is on point. They’re relying on users being hooked on their dopamine outlet.
minus-squareMyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’m still waiting on porn to pull the rug and take away my good times
This is the case with a lot of companies. Facebook didn’t turn a profit for 10 years or something that sounds equally crazy.
That’s more or less the problem (one of many problems I suppose). Companies seem to think it’s a good business model to burn money collecting a user base and then turn all their free users into paying users down the line.
Think drug dealers. They wanna be that.
The analogy to a drug dealer is on point. They’re relying on users being hooked on their dopamine outlet.
I’m still waiting on porn to pull the rug and take away my good times