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[–] aksdb@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but then intentionally cut off a primary source of profit??

It might just show that advertisement was the much bigger source for money.

[–] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Well, that would explain premium at least, but weren't many of the awards purely vanity? Or were they worried that people wouldn't but them because it no longer gives the recipient premium? Either way I' surprised that their forst response was removing them entirely instead of raising prices, eliminating only premium to see if people still bought awards, or like, literally anything else