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Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by spongebobstoes on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:30PM (#36437478)
> If they were willing to force a subscription in order to share screenshots what else are they willing to do.

I think this is a slippery slope argument. I also don't think there's something inherently wrong with charging money for a premium feature (large files) on a free service. You could crop your screenshot, for example.

I'm not sure what the username problem is either -- I think having unique names will help them to combat fraud and deception, which is a major benefit at a minor cost.

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Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro... by bhickey on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:19PM (#36439171)
There's nothing wrong with them wanting to make money. Granted, I think they're going about it in a hilariously stupid way. Their product is miles better than Slack. Regardless, I'm no longer willing to rely on them.
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