Wait...are you serious?

[obliviousally_lj]

So, if no one's seen yet, LJ is offering a free paid account for two weeks to everyone. This is awesome because, well, free paid time. So I'm browsing through the comments and I see this:



Yes, that is seriously someone - WHO HAS A PAID ACCOUNT - complaining because free users are getting temporary paid accounts and feel they should be 'reimbursed' because of that.

Then, this thread happens:



How does...what. So, paid users got reimbursed a few days of paid time because LJ was crapping out. You get that because you're PAYING FOR A SERVICE. Not because LJ was giving out something for free and somehow snubbing its paid users. The argument has no leg to stand on.

Jesus H. Christ, what a remarkable sense of entitlement.

Comments

[take-walker.livejournal.com]

Sadly, that's the same kind of reasoning that keeps Americans from supporting government-option health care. :|

[foxx278.livejournal.com]

Just a confirmation that people are stupid and selfish (well, a majority of them anyway).

[armaina.livejournal.com]

Aaaugh it's just a trial! 'see how it is to have a paid account' it's an incentive thing used to help more people warm up to the idea of getting a paid account.

Paid users shouldn't be reimbursed in any way. It's just like when a service has some promotional 'get ____ free' when you have a new account. Existing using don't get that, tough cookies, kids.

This is kinda why I don't bother reading comments on the news, too many users that just don't understand how this stuff works in the first place.