From 2006 to 2020 I was an unpaid member not buying lindens. It can be done. In 2020 I became a paid member and have enjoyed the convenience of doing that. I have to say the huge increase will, I expect, lose SL revenue and growth. It will for me be a big disincentive after the change over, to buy any more .Now i buy when i need to for any in world purchases. This may make me think twice each time I want to buy something, affecting every transaction and business in world. You should have phased it in over 36 months if it was really needed. That said given economic realities and inflation this seems out of line. Reduced fees for premium members would create another incentive to be a premium member