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What is a service you will never pay for?

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Nov 2 at 6:57amWeb
Show threadZimerNov 2
@pheonix crunchyroll
Show threadWindy cityNov 2
@Krishnamishra This is the first time I've heard it's name but I agree
Show threadZimerNov 2
@pheonix it's the most popular website for anime streaming.
Show threadLuminexNov 2
@pheonix Streaming services, AI, social medias, browsers, search engines. I guess almost everything. I think the only thing I may pay for is VPN
Show threadRosyNov 2
@pheonix I will never pay to get rid of ads, my adblocker is free
Show threadBonger Kong 🍉Nov 2
@pheonix YouTube premium, between newpipe, vanced, and various browser extensions, I couldn't imagine
Show threadRandom Tux UserNov 2

@pheonix
Probably AI, not in the machine learning sense but in the chatbot sense.

I see no reason to make those companies think that their business is valid and is something that people would want to pay for. Not to mention, I'll be paying for a service that actively profits off and abuses any data I give them.

I won't deny llms can be useful for certain things, but I'm against funding the current implementation of it and imagine a more ethical version would be something else entirely.

Show threadDB SchweinNov 3

@pheonix

I'd say bill pay, but ageing exists so I can't really say never.

I can say never again to electronic transfers, but that's mostly a thing of the past anyway (paying for them, that is) 😝

I've clearly got banking on my mind!

Show threadExpat TeacherNov 9

@pheonix YouTube Premium.

Invidious FTW!