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It's them making excuses for users calling them on obvious bullshit advertising.

What a terrible article too. What the hell does "crypto creeps" even mean? If it's plaintext over 35TB, it's fine?

Everything either has a price or a dignity. Some things are okay to do, just pay for it. Some actions are not okay even if you offer lots of money. Dropbox is muddying two different things. They’re trying to shame unprofitable users who are enjoying a flat rate plan by associating them with cryptocurrency controversy. Instead of saying we want to advertise unlimited while still being able to refuse service to very heavy users, they try to say it’s only a small minority of “abusers” who are engaged in unsavory activities. They’re trying to use a “dignity” based argument when it’s unprofitable for them.

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