Suchhh a simple yet underrated idea. I'll mindlessly pay for three $8 streaming services a month but will contemplate spending $3 one time fee for premium on an awesome indie app👎 this rec was the push I needed thank you
creators gotta eat too, and it helps them do that. your five or ten dollars a month does way more good than spending it on a Netflix subscription. the ad based internet economy is dying; you need to pay for things you like or they will not survive. it feels good, too. (yes i acknowledge the irony of not being a pro user)
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.