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[–] [email protected] 177 points 1 year ago (37 children)

What improvement in service does the hike reflect?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (25 children)

$10 in 2011 would be $13.56 today.

Source: https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/2011?amount=10

Per the article, the service hasn't changed in price in 12 years, while the platform has certainly received a decent number of updates, new features, new artists, etc.

If it isn't worth $11/month to you, don't pay it? But it doesn't seem right to insinuate that they're doing something outrageous by raising prices once in 12 years?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you’re so enthusiastic about paying a corporation making 25 billion a year even more owing to inflation why aren’t you asking about the corresponding minimum wage hike for the people they get that 25 billion from?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Because that's not what the article is about? Why is this hard for people to grasp? Not every comment is about everything in the world.

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