Why was this flagged? This isn't even a secret, a lot of SaaS companies will open source parts of their offerings to increase adoption, making the money back when larger orgs now want to use it, and are willing to pay for enterprise support plans to get the service straight from the horse's mouth.
I think it's a fair exchange too, even as an individual I pay for plenty of smaller open-source SaaS services—even if they're more expensive than proprietary competitors—for the very reason that I could always selfhost it without interruption if SHTF and the provider goes under.
They are cheap because they are in disrepair, in an area with no jobs (or only subsistence farming) and limited services. In central Tokyo, they are cheap compared to cities in most of the West but too expensive to keep up a good drinking habit without working and on limited out-of-work benefits.
Not surprising I can't recall a time in america where life didn't feel like it wasn't balanced on a knifes edge
It takes so long to feel safety your near the end of the fertile window at least in the case of my wife and I for us it was the '08 recession for others something else I'm sure; we've built a pretty shitty world
my siblings who luckily missed that window had 2-3 kids each and still struggle financially even with "decent" jobs and education.. I can help them with that but that's not the case for others
The world has always been harsh and unforgiving. When did humans create a better world, and how do you quantify that? I think we're still very well off.
I agree. However, there is a strong sentiment with a significant part of the population that "things suck" which leads to a dim view of the world... which is a horrible way to live. I would go so far as to say that it is self-reinforcing and leads people toward apathy toward the world in general.
Alternatively, if people collectively see the world as a place they are responsible for making better, and that it's better for each individual to do so, then the world becomes a better place. This is hard to get to because "better" at scale is really hard to define. People start worrying about things like human-induced climate change, other environmental pollution, social welfare, etc. Even if we can collectively agree on things that are globally "good," sometimes making things better in one arena causes problems in another arena of "global good."
I'm not surprised, matrix is not easy or enjoyable to use at all; maybe the protocol itself is sound but every implementation I've tried both server and client is seriously bad
the a series are well priced/supported and do more than enough for me, you can pick one up for $300 and be good for years.. all while there are people making monthly payments for 1,200 iphones
I find it interesting that you’re comparing an old, low-end Pixel phone to the most expensive current generation iPhone. If your phone budget is $300 you’d be comparing it to the similarly priced iPhone 11 or SE; if you wanted a prestige flagship phone you’d be comparing it to a high-end Android device costing about the same.
