Agreed. As long Pinboard is alive and profitable, he gets to keep trolling inflated SV egos and they can't even hit back with their usual tactic of, "what do you know, you don't even run a startup". That's worth the annual fee by itself.
This comment made me flip. Just signed up for a 10 year archive account.
Never used pinboard but frequently enjoy and admire the whole story and the level of dedication that flows into it. It’s like watching the story of „UP“ (the movie) happening in the internet.
Most businesses are neither fair nor transparent in their business decisions which is often interpreted as a sign of strength and thus fosters trust by users. Moves like this are uncommon and could / should give us faith in the product, but don’t , because we interpret transparency as a sign of weakness.
For those arguing that asking for money is somewhat a moral question: try to run anything someone relies on for more than year, then come back discussing the right topics.
