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[โ€“] kosama@socel.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@rbos yea, that sounds similar to what a lot of these monopolistic internet companies do. But eventually the bill is due.

If they can't scale up with what they got, then maybe it isn't profitable. But what I'm understanding is that they're using "Lifetime Users" as a gamble to grow.

hmmm.. maybe I just don't like private infrastructure, but I'm at odds with this model. But if the users understand that the bubble can burst, then I wish them luck.

[โ€“] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I'm hoping that Nebula, being run as a coop, will avoid much of that 'growth at any cost' mindset.