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Jun. 20th, 2007 04:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meoraeI was thinking of getting a permanent account. I have the money sitting around in my bank account (and for that matter in my wallet as well), I've been here for three years and will most likely stick around through college and grad school (and 7.5 years of paid time is equivalent in money spent to a permanent account) and for the most part, I like livejournal.
Livejournal is my home on the web. It's where I'm connected to my friends in real life (although now that is facebook as well), where I have access to interesting discussions and information in random communities, ljs and rss feeds, and where I have access to fandom. I used to lurk in fandom through archives and forums, but now when I read fanfic it's either on lj or linked to from someone's lj and all the discussions I read are in communities or livejournals.
But then I think about it and this is completely a marketing scheme to make money by creating interest due to the time window (much like facebook gifts). Plus, I have to think, do I really want to invest that much money in a service that sees nothing wrong with suspending journals for listing certain interests until fandom gets up in arms about it? And then there's the fact that it would just be weird. Looking at the page for gifting paid time, I'm the only one of you that I know in real life with a paid account.
I don't know who I'll be in two years, much less seven. And I don't actually know how I'll spend my time. Is it worth it when I haven't really taken advantage of my paid account? The answer is no. If I still like livejournal, I might get a permanent account during the next sale, but not during this one.
Livejournal is my home on the web. It's where I'm connected to my friends in real life (although now that is facebook as well), where I have access to interesting discussions and information in random communities, ljs and rss feeds, and where I have access to fandom. I used to lurk in fandom through archives and forums, but now when I read fanfic it's either on lj or linked to from someone's lj and all the discussions I read are in communities or livejournals.
But then I think about it and this is completely a marketing scheme to make money by creating interest due to the time window (much like facebook gifts). Plus, I have to think, do I really want to invest that much money in a service that sees nothing wrong with suspending journals for listing certain interests until fandom gets up in arms about it? And then there's the fact that it would just be weird. Looking at the page for gifting paid time, I'm the only one of you that I know in real life with a paid account.
I don't know who I'll be in two years, much less seven. And I don't actually know how I'll spend my time. Is it worth it when I haven't really taken advantage of my paid account? The answer is no. If I still like livejournal, I might get a permanent account during the next sale, but not during this one.
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Date: 2007-06-22 06:43 pm (UTC)Marketing scheme or not, the question you should ask yourself is whether it's what you want. It's doubtful that you should be thinking in terms of the effect your support will have on the company. It won't be noticed.
It's hard to say whether it will be worth it in the future, but $150 isn't that much money when you think about it and sometimes it's worth it to take risks. You may go away from LJ for a decade only to return later. Or you might use it throughout your schooling. Regardless, you'd still get at least a couple years use out of it.
The question of whether you've taken advantage of your paid account is the real question to ask. The features of a paid account really don't appeal to me that much. I like the extra icons and ability to customize moods, but all in all it's pretty underwhelming. Unless you think it'll be useful, don't bother. Or, you know, just pay for it by doing those surveys.