Quote Originally Posted by boost View Post
Also, from the little I've read, it's not only blogs, small business, corporations, etc, but this is also happening to you and me. Sure, for us to have our status "promoted" so all our friends can see it may only cost us $5, but this still seems a bit absurd. We are what makes FB what it is. We give content, they provide a service. Now they want us to give them our content, AND pay them for the service?
All they've done here is added an option for you. They're not saying you have to pay $5 for people to hear about how you just had a great session at the gym. They're saying if you want everyone to know about the latest cancer baby 1million+ likes will save then you can pay $5 and it will have priority on people's news feeds.

Not paying just displays your stuff on the news feed as it always has been. Nothing has been taken away from the users in this instance.