Why Lichess will always be free

Post by MauranKilom » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:05 AM UTC

FartyMcFarter wrote: post #144

iSnow wrote: post #132

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Gross avg. wage in France is $42700[1] if calculated with 12 months and no variable benefits. Mean would be more interesting, but I don't seem to easily find it. It might sound weirdly low for someone in IT in the USA, but first, not everyone commands FAANG sales, and second, wages in the EU are comparatively low. With some seniority, you can rise to $100k relatively easily, but you have to sell your soul to either s…

FAANG salaries in the EU / UK can be nearly as high as in the US though, which in some locations does drive up the compensation for all SWEs.

Post by 9387367 » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:08 AM UTC

Post by yesenadam » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:10 AM UTC

latexr wrote: post #162

pull_my_finger wrote: post #6

> There is absolutely nothing positive about advertisements on websites from the perspective of their users. They eat up valuable screen space and bandwidth for something that nobody wants to see. They often manipulate and misinform. They have even been the source of security vulnerabilities many times in the past. While I share the loathing of modern Ads as a service or whatever the technical name for giving Google/…

From the text you quoted: > There is absolutely nothing positive about advertisements on websites from the perspective of their users. From your response: > I think that is a legit way to get a little income without burdening my users. The former puts users first; the latter puts them last. There’s a chasm between “what do they want” and “what will they bear”.

Post by philshem » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:12 AM UTC

Post by timeslip1523 » Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 9:17 AM UTC

Stratoscope wrote: post #101

zimbatm wrote: post #61

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Ads are an attack on our attention. When I go to a website, I decide to direct my attention to this website, because I believe it will offer something of interest to me. Obviously things don't come for free, somebody has to pay for it, but the issue is that as a user, I didn't agree to getting my attention diverted. The trade isn't done upfront and by the time I see the ad, it's already too late. There is also a coll…

> Ads are an attack on our attention. That may well be true, but let me tell you a story. I recently got into binge watching some old TV shows I enjoyed as a kid, like What's My Line and a few others. But most of the YouTube copies have the commercials stripped out! The few videos that have the old commercials are a blast. The Remington Rand Univac Electronic Brain. The Remington Rand Shaver! And as we all know, 9 ou…