Posted on 06/21/2024 4:49:41 AM PDT by Libloather
Just wondering what would happen if FR ceased to exist. Talk about a lifestyle change. Inflation is roaring and taking a trip is much more costly. Groceries - fegedaboudit. Brandonomics is hitting everyone very hard. And that's even before buying that very first mandatory EV! Times are tough for everyone.
Before anyone uninformedly opines that “It’s not for sale!”, let me point out the basic tenet of Capitalism, that EVERYTHING is for sale, it only is a matter of price. Support that which you value lest it go away abruptly. I say these things with a heavy heart as this site is precious to me and I am giving to the limit of my strained finances. I hope others consider their positions regarding FreeRepublic here as well.
Drudge didn’t go so well after other interests took over. Could it happen here?
bttt
You got me there. I thought this was from the Bee!
I am a monthly contributor BTW.
Fear not. I’m pitching in when I get my next paycheck.
More people are probably skipping donations to buy groceries.
Either the number was a total fraud or FR has the largest group of destitute readers on the planet.
I'll continue to donate but like many of the other FReepers that have gone the the great beyond, my time is closing, so good luck with the fund raisers but I still think that there should be a small usage fee.
It is LONG past time that this site accepts ads to other sites and products we all support.
That’s capitalism & how the internet functions, and I support it (without popups) wholeheartedly, vs continuously (literally) asking for donations. In this induced-inflation environment, I know full well the increased costs not only for FReepers, but the operators of the site as well.
I also have no objection to a modest membership fee IN ADDITION TO ads. The trolls have gotten WAY out of hand here; I firmly believe it would help on both fronts.
But things being the way they are, I fully expect the same reaction the last time this was brought up...
Let ‘er rip.
amen. AMEN. AMEN!
I would be happy to pay a modest membership fee and also accept advertising on this site.
That certainly preferable to seeing Free Republic shut down entirely.
And what about selling stock in Free Republic so that we could all become a shareholders? Selling stock would raise quite a bit of cash up front.
I don't that would hurt me too much... The cost of everything goes up...eventually.
If not for Free Republic - Paid Bot Posters - Fake UMC Mom - Maximoose -and all the rest of the fake Ukrainian Cheerleaders would have no where else to post and get paid.
Just put in $20. Used to be more, but like most, have taken a 20%-plus pay cut recently...
Part of the problem is folks are naturally afraid to speak freely because of the current Communist legal environment. So they are also naturally self regulating their own participation and in turn donations as an unfortunate side effect of this self regulation. And they have just cause to worry, we are now in an environment where what you have said, say now, or say in the future can and WILL be used against you at some point. It is the direct result of Communist governmental suppression and monitoring of free speech. It is now a real risk and folks are being cautious and unfortunately the FR is taking a hit because of this justified caution.
Well it seems some think that they are the cock of the walk and are the self appointed arbiters on whose opinions are valued, based on time here.
That mean it will soon be ok to post pics of Mickey and Donald doing 69s?
I have donated many times- this year is most important because this is my primary news source (both good and bad)
But the issue here is that too many millenniual entitled a$$holes have come here and ‘the moderators’ are letting it happen.
To many posts like “you’re an a$$hole” or “OK, boomer”, or “get a grip, Karen” when you post for someone to stop being a snarky jerk, or behaving like a liberal.
Too many posts that contain no content- no intellectual rebuttal. I expect people to never agree with me 100% but simple name-calling without refuting any points is useless. Mayb if you explained WHY i am an a$$hole, for giving my opinion that would be helpful.
But preferably an explanation of why I may be wrong would be appreciated. But just name calling is less than helpful. It makes the site and the particular exchange toxic.
And the moderators don’t stop it, so people leave and donations go down. I’ve been here since clinton was porking fat interns, just the have some millennial call me ‘karen’ because I ask them to stop swearing.
I warned a newbie that threatening a public official might get them a visit from the FBI and JimRob does not enjoy those either... and his response was ‘lighten up francis’
Name calling is getting out of hand. Becomeing impolite is now the default setting for millennials.
I agree with this post entirely.
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