Exodus · by Brave Rider · 2026-10-16
The case for paying for software (a privacy argument)
If a product is funded by its users, its incentives line up with the users. If it's funded by advertisers, its customers are advertisers. I now happily pay for a few good tools and it's cheaper than the attention I used to give away.
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Noé Petit · 2 likes
paying = being the customer. simple and true
Noé Petit · 2 likes
some paid apps still track, so check the policy
Jonas Schneider · 0 likes
agreed, payment isn't a guarantee but it helps the incentives
Jonas Schneider · 2 likes
indie developers need paying users. that's the whole economy
Brave Rider · 2 likes
one-time purchases for local apps please
Jonas Schneider · 0 likes
i'd rather pay \$3 a month than watch an ad for a game