Where do people get this idea that LiveJournal *owes* them anything?

[conuly]

The pure, bottomline business decision would be only to provide services for paying users, or to push ads on free users. Because, y'know, LiveJournal *isn't* a government. Weird concept, that.

I'm not saying that paying is the only way to support the site, or that the site is always run how I, personally, would like - but please, can we keep our complaints reasonable? It's not faaaaaaair that free users don't get the same benefits as paid users? Tough. It would be even less fair if people paid for the site and didn't get any sort of reward. You get what you pay for, even online.

Edit: Of course, she originally posted here. Stupid comment limits made my comment virtual nonsense from what it had been.

Edit again: And she returns

Comments

Re: Free user says: "Really, I don't mind being oppressed"

[leora.livejournal.com]

Obbadpun: The peasants are revolting!
I know, that's why we don't let them into the castle.

Re: Free user says: "Really, I don't mind being oppressed"

[pockingell.livejournal.com]

*gni*

If the nobility makes jokes like that, I'll be the first in line, with a pitchfork.

Re: Free user says: "Really, I don't mind being oppressed"

[leora.livejournal.com]

I don't look down on free users. I just can't resist puns. :)

I once saw a game called

Serf City: Life is Feudal

oh the joy

Re: Free user says: "Really, I don't mind being oppressed"

[pockingell.livejournal.com]

Given the usual outcome of peasant rebellions (namely, a hefty kickin' delivered by the better-armed, -armoured and -trained overlords (conuly's factual smackdown was a good example)), how about a game called:

Quell the Uprising: Resistance is Feudal

...You started it!