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Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by bravetraveler »

fc417fc802 wrote: post #455
r33b33 wrote: post #452

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why you always use throwaway cards for this.

I would be too lazy to bother with a throwaway in almost all circumstances, but I would 100% attempt a charge back in anger. I'm uncertain how my bank would ultimately respond though.

Throwaways/virtual cards are my default state. If it's worth subscribing, it's worth the seconds it takes to generate and copy.

Think about it: you're in control. Not being at the mercy of... whoever is great. You said it yourself: attempt.

Why play with your money? The toys/experiences it can afford are way more fun.

Chargebacks are more effort, and IIRC, weigh negatively on you as well. Can only do so many. I expect your bank would take issue if you really relied on this strategy.

Painful to unsub? How terrible for them. I can be painful to bill. PLONK says the pause button.

Learned everything I needed to know from gyms. If they don't take a virtual card, but want bank details/etc... they're on some bullshit. Pass.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by huhkerrf »

homefree wrote: post #177
megaman821 wrote: post #14

As a lurker on both Bluesky and Twitter, I find Bluesky is a much more hostile place. Twitter is much more absurd but there is not as much anger.

Bluesky is the worst of old Twitter concentrated into one place. It's some weird mixture of the hall monitors of Mastodon crossed with wannabe members of the weather underground. Like a leftwing Gab full of only Kara Swisher and Taylor Lorenz types. This sort of of faux outrage at adobe is par for the course - its awful over there. X is much more of an ideological mix.

I've heard it described as Digital Canada, which I think is just the perfect description.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by vitorgrs »

lukev wrote: post #191
Molitor5901 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty left leaning and I don't like Bluesky. For me, it's too hostile and too much of an angry echo chamber. X is scattered wildly but I with muting I have been able to shape to get a more reasonable feed.

This is a weird argument because Bluesky doesn't have a "feed"... by default you see only the people you follow unless you subscribe to specific other feeds. So you followed a bunch of people you didn't like? That says more about you than the platform...

There is a Discovery feed by default for sure.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by _7acn »

In my country, what Adobe is doing is punishable by imprisonment for a period of 6 months to 8 years. Yet, for some reason, they operate in this market without the slightest problem.

“Whoever, with the intention of obtaining financial gain, causes another person to enter into a financially disadvantageous arrangement, or otherwise dispose of their own or someone else’s assets, by means of deception, or by exploiting a mistake or their inability to understand the nature of the action undertaken, shall be liable to imprisonment for a period of 6 months to 8 years”

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by thiht »

_7acn wrote: post #464

In my country, what Adobe is doing is punishable by imprisonment for a period of 6 months to 8 years. Yet, for some reason, they operate in this market without the slightest problem. “Whoever, with the intention of obtaining financial gain, causes another person to enter into a financially disadvantageous arrangement, or otherwise dispose of their own or someone else’s assets, by means of deception, or by exploiting…

That sounds like a huge stretch.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by thiht »

simonw wrote: post #36

Yeah, they posted this: > Hey, we're Adobe! We're here to connect with the artists, designers, and storytellers who bring ideas to life. What's fueling your creativity right now? > Drop a reply, tag a creator, or share your latest work—we'd love to see what inspires you! That's such a bland, corporate message. It feels totally inauthentic. Do Adobe (a corporation) really "love to see what inspires you" or do they jus…

It gives "how do you do fellow kids" vibes

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by nandomrumber »

tirant wrote: post #457
55555 wrote: post #376

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It used to not be clear at all. Maybe it is now. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/... Interestingly, just fyi, they do a reasonable-person test when trying these cases. That means they literally pull 100 people off the street and ask each one to go through the funnel and then give them a quiz with questions like "How much am I going to be billed?" So if people are confused, it's basically o…

Well, you would be surprised how many issues in financial education would 100 random people off the street have. But the contract plan is not aimed at them, but at literate computer users most of them working as freelancers (so with at least some financial knowledge). The same way a Pilot Operating Handbook cannot be judged by the understanding of random 100 people off the street.

A pilot might want a PDF reader to read important aviation related information.

No one needs a pilots license to read a PDF.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by liendolucas »

sethammons wrote: post #435
55555 wrote: post #363

Adobe runs what must be one of the largest deceptive rebills. The vast majority of users signing up for a monthly plan do not realize that it is actually an "annual plan, billed monthly" and thus that if they cancel after one month (for example) they'll be billed for the remaining 11 immediately. I honestly don't know how they haven't faced FTC action for this, as it's been their primary model for 5-10 years now.

We successfully stopped paying for a collection of Adobe products that were for a student license last year. We randomly were charged again in January and February of this year and when I called they couldn't find any records of charges. They recommended contesting the charges on the card and we've not been charged since. Still, crazy that they couldn't even verify they charged my card.

I will never do subscriptions. As you mentioned, the fact that you you have to "successfully stop an automatic payment" is an experience that I'm not willing to go through.

Re: Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash

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Post by maayank »

bravetraveler wrote: post #461
fc417fc802 wrote: post #455

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be too lazy to bother with a throwaway in almost all circumstances, but I would 100% attempt a charge back in anger. I'm uncertain how my bank would ultimately respond though.

Throwaways/virtual cards are my default state. If it's worth subscribing, it's worth the seconds it takes to generate and copy. Think about it: you're in control. Not being at the mercy of... whoever is great. You said it yourself: attempt . Why play with your money? The toys/experiences it can afford are way more fun. Chargebacks are more effort, and IIRC, weigh negatively on you as well. Can only do so many. I expe…

How do you make virtual cards?
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