LiveJournal is discontinuing the "basic" account type. While annoying, this is not a deal-breaker, but it makes me apprehensive about what other changes the new owners will be making in an attempt to make money.
If LJ initially had its bills paid by the few paid LJ members who were essentially consuming the free content that free users were generating, is that no longer the case?
Are paid users no longer "making up for" the free users? Are free users not generating enough content to stay interesting and attract paid users? Did the plus accounts not work out?
I'm kindof curious how people like me are looked at nowadays. I bought a permanent account *years* ago, so I'm no longer contributing and, if they were to try to make me do anything more, it would end very badly.
Jerks.
If LJ initially had its bills paid by the few paid LJ members who were essentially consuming the free content that free users were generating, is that no longer the case?
Are paid users no longer "making up for" the free users? Are free users not generating enough content to stay interesting and attract paid users? Did the plus accounts not work out?