cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/3381833

Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

  • southsamuraiEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    You know, it wouldn’t be as bad if they weren’t trying to make it look like a good thing that takes it from just bad to insulting

    • alignedchaosEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      No it is, it’s very exciting, for their investors/owners i.e. the only people who matter obv

    • voxel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      well the old api is deprecated.
      what you’re paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you’re not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one