I mean, the information was published. People could have shared it more if they cared. Most users don’t. Just look at the backlash he got for comparing ad block’s impact to that of piracy. I still see people citing that as a reason not to trust LMG. If people are that offended by being asked to consider the effects they have on creator income, you really think they’d react well to being told their discounts are hurting creators. They’re already seen as whiney, pro-corporate shills. They’re not going to go out of their way to shout from the rooftops criticism for a company that helps consumers (or was thought to at the time).
Edit: to be clear, I’m not a fan of LTT, but if you’re going to criticize them, do it for their bias, factual errors, personality, ect. Not because they didn’t go far enough to discourage using coupon codes.
Lemmy is generally very downvote-happy compared to Reddit or other sites. I’d guess its be because of the cinical, pessimistic attitude of a lot of the people here. Unfortunately, its something you’ll have to get used to here. On the bright side, this applies to everyone, so you’re not being targetted or anything and the same anchor will apply to everyone.