I read the article, it’s a publicity stunt

When I was able to ride, I think we got up to 45!

Maybe slave labor. Or possibly something that actively steals wealth. Like, buying out mortgages then telling families to triple up in the house to cover less food and higher rent. Basically whatever you can imagine that makes things worse for most of us is probably the plan.

https://lemmy.world/comment/15803065

I bought a lifetime sub, now I don’t have to pay anything

Another user said that was because users were modifying the code to avoid supporting the project? I got a lifetime subscription relatively inexpensive and haven’t had trouble

https://emby.media/