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RE: The Sustainability of Steem - Is Freemium Broken?
It doesn't matter how much it costs to run or create, what matters is if the apple is free, and that is determined by the offer. If I offer free apples or free software, the offer is what makes it free, unencumbered.
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Sometimes (or maybe always) not all costs are clearly defined in the deal. If those who create the free apples pollute your environment by pesticides, than the "free" apple is not that free for you anymore.
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Indeed, indirectly they might cost you something but the argument is flimsy at best as you could argue that by not using pesticides to combat an infestation or pest invasion it could cost much more, directly and indirectly, and essentially ruin a lot of hard work. Ultimately it doesn't matter because free apples or not pollution by pesticides isn't there because the apple is free and will be there even if you pay full price for the apple. When it comes to the matter at hand, if the offer is free and unencumbered, then the product is free, yes there's all kinds of hidden costs but essentially we are talking about costs in a broad manner and indirectly instead of direct cost, or cost as exclusively in terms of what the product is priced/offered for.
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