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by aestra 4647 days ago
I argue the term "VIP membership" is in itself deceitful on purpose. A VIP membership means nothing, and certainly doesn't mean "subscriber."

"I have a subscription to Wired magazine."

"I have a VIP membership to JustFab."

One the meaning is obvious, the other is meaningless without context.

When you sign up for a site, and create an account, you can be considered a member. I am a member of Hacker News. The VIP is just a potentially meaningless quantifier, some sites like to say "our members our very important people to us."