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minus-squaremint_tamas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoIf a free tier is offered, why would you be a leech? It’s calculated in their business and free users indirectly bring revenue (the more free users they have, the more they can convert). This concept of being a leech is so alien to me.
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoProbably because of torrenting I would imagine. Being a leech is kind of a dick move if you’re able to seed.
minus-squaremint_tamas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoThis has nothing to do with torrenting apart from a similar sounding word.
If a free tier is offered, why would you be a leech? It’s calculated in their business and free users indirectly bring revenue (the more free users they have, the more they can convert). This concept of being a leech is so alien to me.
Probably because of torrenting I would imagine. Being a leech is kind of a dick move if you’re able to seed.
This has nothing to do with torrenting apart from a similar sounding word.