@chipotle Good analysis of the potential of each platform. I’m encouraged by @mantis’s deliberative approach to feature development & suggest community management is a added value in the $5/month for hosted blogs. Hopefully others would perceive that value, too.
@chipotle It’s not a perfect comparison, but the paid hosting here reminds me a bit of the paid options LiveJournal had in its early days, where users could purchase additional avatars, hosted image libraries, and other features. The high quality of conversation is similar, too.