Sigh

FR

they're not useless, but I wish I could buy it

It’s just a way they can make some extra revenue from dedicated users. Your experience on the site is not prohibited or stopped in any way by micro transactions or payments.

OMG YES

why is it such a big deal to you if the features are "useless"

I honestly forget that there are paid options on imgflip most of the time.

Shouldn't those who pay have more perks?

Possibly, but I mean really, most kids on this site a teenagers ages 13-15. And most of those kids don’t have a credit card or the necessary amount of money to buy imgflip pro. It’s not like we could just walk up to our parents and say “Hey can you spend money on this site for me because I like mEmEs?” I personally think that at the very least free imgflip users should get black, orange, blue, green, and purple. And the 6x6 should be allowed as well for free users. And as I said in one of my images in this stream about 18 hours ago… “ I have a great idea for custom icons. What if instead on having to buy imgflip pro you unlock new colors every time you get a certain amount of points? And the more points you get the more you need to unlock new colors, just like the regular icons! Green and purple could stay as pro only colors though.” 👈personally I think this would be a much better idea, sorta like the points system. That’s my point of view however, I’m sure it’s different for you.

Adding to this point system maybe people could like your custom PFP and that's how you would get said points among other ways

I personally don’t think custom pfp’s are a good idea, even if mods have to approve them, but that’s my pov

*are

I kinda contradicted myself in that last line of the quote but you get my point.