You're kind of right, but the business model is actually "beg for donations once the sysop has been financially devastated by paying for the service out of pocket". I've also seen "refuse to beg for donations, then close down due to complete apathy since it becomes nothing but a time and money sink for the sysop". Both these models are bad for the stability of the fediverse and any other service. We need to move to a model where people pay for their use, and stop expecting everything to be free. This isn't Twitter where saudi shitheads are bankrolling the server bills and admin work. Opt-in donation systems are retarded because there will always be more parasites than paychads, and frankly I don't like donating just to support the 90% who never donate.
If you can't afford a few bucks maybe it's time to get a job.
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2023-08-10 04:45:02
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