At my job we have free drinks in our fridge. Those drinks include: coke, diet coke, and various la croix flavors. I myself do occasionally enjoy a diet coke and even a full sugar coke. After a long day of sipping various colas of the coke variety, I can happily say that nothing beats coke zero. Coming home and cracking open a can of that peppery, metallic cola is delightful. It makes me feel whole again. Something coke and diet coke cannot achieve.
I'd NEVER pay for a algo-driven, ad-saturated social network...so even if it's purely symbolic in the long run, I just upgraded to demonstrate with my wallet that there is a market for this cool community.
I know I'm not cool. That's why I appreciate the PI community for letting me play at being cool. I feel like a hipster pollywog with a protective froggie parent letting me explore the pond safely. Sure, at some point I'm likely to get snatched up as a seagull's breakfast, but I'll enjoy the pond while I can. Thanks.
