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Ask HN: Which currently free services you use would you pay for?

2 pointsby ash110over 3 years ago
Also, are there any paid alternatives you've considered and why haven't you been using them?

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jqpabc123over 3 years ago
Currently none --- but only because I don&#x27;t use Facebook.<p>Hear me out on this. I&#x27;m not convinced it is necessary for users to pay in most cases. The only reason to pay for a service is if there is no <i>free</i>, privacy respecting alternative.<p>For example, DuckDuckGo is a reasonable search alternative to Google and Bing with no payment required and no privacy invasion. DDG is driven by contextual advertising. Lots of other services <i>could</i> be built around the same model.<p>In my mind, Facebook is the #1 example of a service that would be difficult to sustain for <i>free</i> without privacy invasion only because it&#x27;s very nature is so personal.