Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 26 days agoIf lemmy.world became the biggest in the fediverse with a user base that could rival Reddit. Would it become monetized?message-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf lemmy.world became the biggest in the fediverse with a user base that could rival Reddit. Would it become monetized?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoI already pay a few bucks a month into the kitty for this instance, because I’d rather be out the price of a coffee than deal with corporate bullshit, AI, the algorithm, and GD motherfucking ads.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoI and not nocking the creators or admins but have you ever wondered what they do with that money?
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoWhat do you mean? Do you think that at everywhere and for everything you buy? It’s not a charity
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoNo but I just want to see money well spent. Including my money.
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoThey’ve given info on that before. They spend it. That’s only partially a joke. It pretty much all goes to keeping the instance running right.
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoGenuine question to you: do you seriously think that data bandwidth, drive space, and domain ownership are all free?
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoNo that is why I donated one of my paychecks. So they could buy a server
I already pay a few bucks a month into the kitty for this instance, because I’d rather be out the price of a coffee than deal with corporate bullshit, AI, the algorithm, and GD motherfucking ads.
I and not nocking the creators or admins but have you ever wondered what they do with that money?
What do you mean? Do you think that at everywhere and for everything you buy? It’s not a charity
No but I just want to see money well spent. Including my money.
Nope.
They’ve given info on that before.
They spend it.
That’s only partially a joke. It pretty much all goes to keeping the instance running right.
Genuine question to you: do you seriously think that data bandwidth, drive space, and domain ownership are all free?
No that is why I donated one of my paychecks. So they could buy a server