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    1. Conor White-Sullivan‏ @Conaw May 11
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      Conor White-Sullivan Retweeted 数字游民Jarod

      Had a lot of reflection this week When the hate started pouring in during server troubles, felt bad for not putting up the paywall sooner -- that we were giving same level of support to people following the hype as the longtime #roamcult Definitely had a Jerry Maguire momenthttps://twitter.com/jarodise/status/1258037759832461317 …

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      数字游民Jarod @jarodise
      Seriously considering dropping out of the #roamcult after seeing @RoamResearch 's response regarding the pricing on Reddit. They intend to use a paywall to get rid of 50% of the current users just to fix the reliability issues, that's simply shortsighted. pic.twitter.com/LOGV2E0uLy
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    2. Conor White-Sullivan‏ @Conaw May 11
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      Realized later - pretty interesting that felt urge to announce future pricing then, rather than 2 days later when we'd fixed the issues. Definitely was a "you think you love us.... prove it!" type reaction. But... If you flee at first sign of trouble, you were never #roamcult

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr May 11
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      Slight refactor: instead of dividing into willing/reluctant to pay, focus on those using roam in powerful ways vs not. In the 2x2, idiots willing to pay are lower LTV than interesting users unwilling/unable to pay. Subsidize/comp the latter as much as possible.

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        2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr May 11
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          Premature optimization for direct cash revenue shouldn’t lose you the big prize of becoming store of most valuable knowledge bases around.

          1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
        3. Conor White-Sullivan‏ @Conaw May 11
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          Not just about cash. About who we're accountable to, and knowing who our supporters are. #roamcult should mean something, and every religion needs some sort of sacrificial offering.

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        2. Conor White-Sullivan‏ @Conaw May 11
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          Yeah, ive got a really long post for pricing announcement in the works. Plan to do a Roam Scholars program, so people unable to pay who use a ton and are willing to share insights w team can use for free.

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        3. Soliman Ismail‏ @solimans May 11
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          Sounds like a great plan. As someone who literally lives in @RoamResearch now, I’d love to provide insights into existing inconveniences and future improvements that may help improve UX.

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