Subscribed because I think the platform is cool and I want to support the development. But TBH I think the value proposition could be refined. 7$ / month basically gets you the AI writing and the little branding at the footer removed. I feel like this may only be worth it when publishing a lot.
I would have loved to see an additional “supporter” tier that gets you just a little something like the footer branding removed or a little bit higher quality image upload or whatever symbolic at 2-3$ a month for people who might only rarely publish and want to support Hashnode. If I don’t find time to publish a lot this year I surely can’t justify keeping a 70$ subscription just because I want to support the platform when the main feature I get only targets functionality I rarely use.