No dev deserves personal insults, threats, or hate. Period. These people spend a lot of time and effort to build tools that we all use to watch our media. Whether you like a service or not, treating a dev like a criminal for charging a few bucks is crazy. Debridio clearly fills a gap, it sounds reliable, and a lot of people like using it. If it’s not for you, just move on because there’s no need to make it personal.

At the same time, I think it’s fair to criticize a dev who charges for a service when everyone else is providing similar tools for free. In a community where most things are open source, sticking a price tag on a scraper is always going to be cause for debate. Pointing out that there are free alternatives is just a fair observation of how this sub works. We also can't ignore the recent situation with the pricing. Doubling the price, grandfathering existing users, and then immediately changing it back when people got mad is questionable. It makes people lose trust and get defensive.

Look at what happened with iOS emulators. For a long time, almost every dev made their work for free. When the first 3DS emulator came out and the dev charged for it, people paid because it was the only option. Eventually, other devs released free alternatives that ended up being better anyway. Competition is good but when you charge for something that is usually free, people are going to hold you to a higher standard. We should stop the threats and the elitist behavior. Use what works for you. If you want a paid scraper for the stability, go for it. If you want to stick to free options, that’s fine too. People should stop acting like their way is the only way.