Colmajor
Junior Member
- Apr 21, 2021
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It's not free. Free users have a branded zip and a download delay of 60 seconds per download. Also, none of the premium features are available for non-subscribers.
Look, Mr. Festinger, I genuinely love your work. I believed in it so much that I paid for it with money I honestly couldn’t even spare. And that’s exactly why this situation feels so wrong.
When someone pays for a service, they do so with the expectation that the value they paid for won’t suddenly be handed out to everyone else for free. If a tool that used to require a paid membership is now available to the public at no cost, then what exactly was the point of paying for it in the first place? How am I supposed to feel other than foolish for investing in something that’s suddenly free to all?
I want to be clear: this isn’t about getting a refund. The money is already spent, and I stand by my own decisions. What bothers me is the sense of betrayal. Those of us who trusted the project, who supported you, who believed in the value of what you built now feel like we’ve been undercut. It’s like being stabbed in the back by the very platform we stood behind.
And from a business perspective, I honestly don’t understand the strategy. If everyone can access the same tools without paying, where does future revenue come from? What incentive will anyone have to pay later? In theory, giving everything away sounds noble — but in practice, it destroys the very concept of premium value. I paid for a privilege, and now that privilege is gone.
I’m not angry about the money. I was upset because I spent a year standing by you and this project, only to see what we believed in suddenly given away for free. That makes it feel like everything we supported wasn’t valued after all.
All great things are worth something. When I first discovered Festinger, it felt like finding a unicorn. But now that everyone can ride that unicorn for free, what makes it special anymore?
And I do NOT seriously want a refund, you did earn it with my respect back then (and now), but man, I'm just SUPER MAD that you basically just gave my unicorn to EVERYBODY to basically ride for free.
Wishing you all the best man, and I'll always LOVE Festinger no matter what, and LOVE you for it.

