This seems like a bit of a strawman argument. I haven't seen anyone say that explicitly—if they have, it certainly isn't common. I have seen people say they're willing to pay for a "higher quality app," and I can see how you could interpret the implication there being that FOSS apps are shitty in comparison. For me, though, I don't interpret it the same way, and I'd assume positive intent. Some people like Sync better than the other apps and are willing to pay for it. That's it, really.

Sync for Reddit was a popular app.

After the whole API thing the dev started developing sync for Lemmy.

The open beta was just released.

The free version includes ads.

You can remove ads with a subscription, or with a one time payment of $20.

The Reddit ad free version was like $5, so the price increase pissed some people off.

Also the FOSS or die people got pissed off.

There are many great Lemmy apps, I say just use whatever works best for you.

The Sync for Reddit Dev has released an app for lemmy. People are salty because it's way better than any of the foss apps that are currently out.

Sync for Reddit was a popular-ish third-party Reddit app. The dev has been working on building a version of it for Lemmy, and the surrounding community has been pretty excited for it. Recently, Sync for Lemmy was released, and there's been a lot of fanfare, conversation, etc. In my opinion, it's the most polished Lemmy client by far. Some people are annoyed that the premium features cost significantly more than they did in Sync for Reddit. The dev said it's to offset the smaller user base, which seems reasonable to me, but it's spurred a lot of arguments about the paid model.

The dress was black and blue either way.

It's only stupid because it's clearly orange

It's up for pre-registration on Google Play, and it has a community floating around somewhere. Not quite ready yet, but last I heard he's getting close.

And my bow!

So does Memmy, does it not?