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  "path": "/t/would-you-pay-60-for-a-browser-ft-firewalls-dont-stop-dragons/37390#post_18",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T16:15:15.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Nostromo:\n\n> Too many times this is conflated and the ask is misguided.\n\nI don’t conflate privacy and anonymity. I understand there is a difference between the two, but there is also an overlap. A private method of paying can also be anonymous.\n\nI do not think it is misguided to ask that privacy services offer anonymous forms of payments for the simple fact they many already do, which to people like me, sets a precedent for the standard of service I expect.\n\nIt’s extremely common for people to raise their expectations when a popular service they use raises the bar for the quality of service they offer. Before Gmail, email storage was between 2 and 100MB. By offering 1GB Gmail raised the bar, and people started expecting more from their email providers. That’s innovation.\n\nI imagine that privacy companies aspire to be innovative, and offering anonymous payments is not only innovative, but an increasingly demanded feature by the privacy community.\n\nNostromo:\n\n> there is no more innovation left for a browser\n\nI understand why you and many might feel this way, but I’d argue that in that last 15 years there have been a lot of innovations when it comes to browsing. I consider Firefox’ containers to be one of them. Introducing tabs is also an innovation.\n\nNostromo:\n\n> There’s no more upselling needed. So, your thinking here I feel is incorrect.\n\nI hope you are right, but like you said the future is not guaranteed. But that doesn’t mean that companies can’t earn our trust by building a track record and keeping their promises. Many companies have been called out for discontinuing existing lifetime plans. Unless the company is shutting down, there is no good excuse for that, which is why people are rightly upset.",
  "title": "Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)"
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