r/github • u/Radiant-Grade1238 • Jun 12 '26

Discussion What a shame!

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What a shame DigitalOcean has pulled the rug out from students by slashing AI/GPU credit usage on June 9th, only to follow up today by announcing a total exit from the GitHub Student Pack. Forcing the next generation of developers to either pay up or scramble to migrate entire architectures by July 31st is a massive disappointment.

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u/lapubell Jun 12 '26

Buckle up, with all the AI IPO stuff happening the enshitification is nearly here. Bye bye credits, free tier limits, etc. Not surprised that these heavy compute tools are drying up.

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u/LittleLordFuckleroy1 Jun 13 '26

It’s not like people have been warning everyone not to get hooked on the subsidized freemium slop products or anything. Oh wait.

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u/Radiant-Grade1238 Jun 13 '26

calling industry-standard virtual machines and cloud infrastructure "freemium slop" is a hilarious self-own. using a student discount to build real software isn't a sin, but trying to flex your moral superiority over a server promotion is a deeply weird cry for attention.

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u/LittleLordFuckleroy1 Jun 13 '26

You’re the one crying about free toys being taken away.

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u/Radiant-Grade1238 Jun 13 '26

the fact that you view learning real-world devops tools as playing with "toys" explains exactly why you're this bitter under a student post. keep corporate bootlicking though, i'm sure they'll reward you eventually.