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# Nothing That's Free Lasts
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/nothing-free-lasts/
- Published: 2015-01-22T00:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-22T00:45:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Matt Gammell on paying for what you enjoy](http://mattgemmell.com/patronage/?utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fsource=FeedPress&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+mattgemmellcom+%28Matt+Gemmell%29)

> If we don’t support the things we love, with actual money, those things will go away. If we ignore the kickstarter campaigns, and block the ads, and read the content without supporting the author, and pirate the apps, sooner or later we’ll lose those things altogether.

Yup, yup, and yup.