"But a company can still do that without paying you for it. Anyone can set up a community…

The difference between the paid service and the free service is that they both operate on a messaging pipe which is a scarce resource. We buy fixed capacity from the carrier, and that allows us to send a certain number of charges. Clearly we end up having to prioritize paid messages over free messages. The paid messages go instantly, while free might be delayed. Jokes, Shayari, Spiritual Content, which is not time-critical, that is over free, while content that is time-critical, is opted in as a paid service. Ultimately, there’s a cost for the pipe."