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I pay $100/month for internet access.
Lemmy may be free to access, but certainly not free to host. Am I paying for it personally? No, but someone is.
You also don't see Lemmy paying hundreds of YouTubers and influencers for ad spots.
Kind reminder to donate to whoever is hosting your instance. Covering a share of costs increases the chances they will continue running it.
Which you'd also pay if you used Honey.
You also wouldn't have paid to use Honey.
That one, that's a valid argument.
That's my point? Nothing is ever truly free?
But how does that statement contribute to anything?
Wow, internet is expensive where you are. I pay £28 (about $35) a month for 1gig up/down in the UK.
internet in the states and canada can be so expensive :( i’m lucky that my provider has a program for ppl on disability where we pay $10-$20 CAD/mo. I can’t remember the exact amount, nor what up/down we get right now, but it’s pretty decent!
It's more expensive in remote areas and areas without competition.
Capitalists hate competition, and ISPs have it down to a science.
Irrelevant to the point, but damn that feels so high. I pay something like 30 or 40 euros per month for symmetric 500 megabit, in one of the countries with the highest internet prices in Europe.
Well yes, someone is, but my point was, there are loads of examples on the Internet where something truly is free to use and hosted by someone who doesn't ask for anything. There is real altruism to be found here.
Yes, this is where the difference comes in. When something is free AND the people running it have ridiculous amounts of money to spend on sponsorships and ads... Then you can be sure there's a catch.
"Someone" is paying to host every website. The point is it's free to you.