I find this kind of message depressing (it’s from Mastodon, the site mentioned is focused on Mac and Apple stuff):
The implied message, of course, “If you PAID me money, you could be watching this video from the future RIGHT NOW.” Instead of waiting a single day.
I don’t begrudge anyone asking for money for videos or writing they produce–if they think their work has value, go ahead and charge for it. But releasing the paid members version a day early is nothing more than a tribute to the vanishing attention spans prevalent in a social media-addled society where everything must be NOW and also, QUICK CUTS and SHORT and MORE, MORE!
I can wait a day. Find a better pitch.
And now, Maru getting into a small box:
