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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really, as the Oatmeal put in their comic.

The newsletter means you are not behold to the almighty algorithm and have to pay money to a corporation to encourage your content to be promoted to followers.

[–] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please see my response to similar comment. They specifically stopped posting to their website to force people to sign up for the newsletter.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's their content, they can do anything they like with it. The "shitty move" is demanding someone else's effort be delivered to to for free in exactly the way you define, and insulting them for not doing so.