[1] I think this is not about Bitcoin discussion.
[2] If you are referring to copper membership fee, it was already increased early last year way before the virus (if you are referring to it) removed some people from their job. I haven't been updated on a much recent increase in fees-- copper membership and evil fees-- though.
[3] Quite frankly, I cannot see a necessary or relevant connection between people losing their jobs and the reduction of copper membership fee in bitcointalk.org. Would it help the people who have lost their jobs if the fee here is reduced?
[4] If I am not mistaken, moderators only moderate posts and do not decide on the copper membership fee.
These related threads might help:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5097960.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5103849.0Plus this:
Has anything been written anywhere about the reasons for this? I can't imagine it's a money making measure. I also can't imagine it's going to deter the people who aren't already deterred by it.
It's just that I last changed the price when the BTC/USD price was $12k, so it's drifted from the intended value. Evil fees will also be updated.
The price will be fixed in bitcoins so imagine what will happen when we enter a bull market again.
Then I'll (eventually) adjust it downward again. I like to keep the BTC-denominated price pretty stable and not change it every time the market freaks out in either direction, but it's supposed to have a vaguely consistent real value.
And a little saving tip:
OP, you also have the option to pay for copper membership with Grin (2.25 x $8.81=$19.82) will save you around $3 or $4 dollars.
Follow this
thread for more information.