Pastebin
Friendship Ended with Pastebin: Now Gist is My Best Pasta
Ah, Pastebin. The sacred temple where coders, developers, and desperate students once sought refuge. A place where one could dump questionable code snippets, suspicious scripts, and cryptic error messages without fear or judgment. But like an aging empire ruled by a megalomaniac, Pastebin has decided to eat itself alive, one policy update at a time.
And the latest policy? Oh boy, it’s a doozy.
Pastebin's Bold New Plan: Less Pasta, More Restrictions
Here's the rundown of their genius business strategy:
- Guests can create up to 10 new pastes per 24 hours.
- Free Members can create up to 20 new pastes per 24 hours.
- PRO Members can create up to 250 new pastes per 24 hours.
But wait—there's more! The policy also proudly proclaims:
- Guests can create unlimited "public" and "unlisted" pastes but cannot create "private" pastes.
- Free Members get 10 "unlisted" and 10 "private" pastes.
- PRO Members can create unlimited pastes of all types because, apparently, only the elite deserve privacy.
Wow, Pastebin, truly a masterclass in making sure users feel like second-class citizens. At this point, they might as well introduce a policy requiring users to solve a CAPTCHA written in ancient Sumerian just to paste a "Hello World."
The Pasta Drought: How Pastebin Shot Itself in the Foot
Nothing quite says "Please use my service" like throttling your users and dangling basic features behind a paywall. It’s as if your favorite pizza place suddenly decided you can only order two slices unless you join their $50-a-month VIP Club, where you can eat your fill—but only if you chant the owner’s name three times before each bite.
Limiting private pastes to paying users? That’s the digital equivalent of locking the bathroom and handing out keys only to those who tip generously. I get it, running servers isn’t cheap, but this is the kind of move you’d expect from a villain in a dystopian sci-fi novel—"Privacy is a premium feature now, citizen."
For a site that became famous for sharing questionable scripts and leaks, it’s a bold move to tell users: “Hey, you know that thing we were good at? Yeah, we’re doing less of it now.”
Enter GitHub Gist: The New Best Friend
Meanwhile, GitHub Gist is just vibing. No aggressive limits, no weird paywalls—just infinite paste freedom. Sure, you need a GitHub account, but let’s be real: who doesn’t have one these days? It’s 2025; even your grandmother probably has a GitHub account to manage her sourdough starter recipes.
Gist’s clean interface, version control, and native Git integration are like a love letter to developers. You can store scripts, documents, and even entire projects without feeling like you’re being held at gunpoint to cough up cash. It’s almost poetic.
The Future of Pasta: A Farewell to Pastebin
And so, it ends. The once-great Pastebin, reduced to a shoddy shell of its former self, while Gist rises to the occasion. The meme of "Friendship Ended with Pastebin, Now Gist is My Best Pasta" isn’t just a joke—it’s a eulogy.
But let’s give credit where credit is due. Pastebin has taught us a valuable lesson: if you take away people’s pasta, they’ll find a better kitchen. The internet never forgets, and neither do frustrated developers.
So long, Pastebin. It was nice while it lasted. Enjoy your paywalls and restrictions. I’ll be over here with Gist, happily pasting my ten-thousandth unlisted script, wondering what could’ve been if you hadn’t tripped over your own feet.
It’s time to stop, Pastebin. No more. Where are your parents? Who are your parents? If you don’t stop this nonsense, I’ll call the GitHub Account Protection Services.
