Carl "Plastic" Steadman's posted a long, hilarious counterpoint to Kuro5hin Rusty's plea to K5 users. Carl's going to be selling Plastic webmail accounts to Plastic users to underwrite the cost of running the system. In his fine satirical style, Carl introduces the idea:
But I don't want your webmail, with all its elitist claptrap… A webmail with no ads? With no positively negative opt-outs to receive periodic special deals and offers from a long but selective list of partners and affiliates? That isn't "free," with an asterisk? Sounds positively un-American. What I want is a Plastic t-shirt. But not made out of plastic. Made out of cotton.
If you sign up for a year's service for US$60., you'll receive a quality heavyweight 100 percent cotton screen-printed Plastic 't,' as a token of appreciation for supporting the kind of specious, questionable thought and delusional, self-important blather you've come to expect from Plastic. And yes, of course – they'll be available in S and XS for the ladies.
So US$60. for a lousy Plastic t-shirt.
No, US$60 for the kind of exclusive email address that tells people you've managed to peck out 'I liek Pokemon' or suitable variant enough times to earn the minimum karma needed in order to qualify for a Plasticmail account – and you had 60 bucks. The t-shirt is my gift to you.
(Thanks, Carl!)
