[paskozdilar]

I think it's because we're exposed to something that's unavailable, for the sole purpose of saying "hey, look at this cool thing, you can't have this, unless you pay me".

They do similar stuff with cable. Instead of only showing me the channels I paid for, the receiver software shows all the channels, but shows a "you are not subscribed to this channel" message when I attempt to open a channel I didn't pay for. It's irritating and wastes my time.

[saurik]

I mean, or you could pay for it? I often pay for it, because I am happy someone is offering to solve my problem and/or give me the information I want. Like, I clearly wanted that information, and without it I am going to waste time -- time that is worth good money -- flailing around without it... this impulse to refuse to pay for things that are cheap is just weird.

I know someone who made an iOS app back a decade ago (or even a bit longer... wow, time flies ;P) that was some kind of contact manager for sales that let you track follow ups... I dunno, I don't use it. But I remember he got reviews that were like "this app has changed how I do business: I use it every single day, and I recommend it to all of my friends... but $5 for an app?! come on, who are we kidding here?".

[paskozdilar]

> I mean, or you could pay for it?

Yeah, I could pay for everything anyone asks of me on the internet. Then I'd be broke.