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minus-squareLux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·vor 2 JahrenSadly, this is the only logical conclusion of things that are run for profit. Here’s hoping the federated model proves more resistant in the long run.
minus-squareProtegee9850@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·vor 2 JahrenDoctorow has it right. Enshittification.
minus-squareShokwav@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenDoctorow’s great, first heard about him from the srsly wrong podcast
minus-squareMonkCanatella@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenHis episode with Adam Conover’s Factually podcast is great. A fucking must watch/listen
minus-squareoutbound@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 2 JahrenFunding, even in a not-for-profit sense, will always be an issue. Wikipedia struggles, but kinda makes it work. We’re going to need something creative for the fediverse…
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenI donate to them fairly regularly, Wikipedia is fucking great!
minus-squaresoiling@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 Jahrenthat doesn’t really hold because Wikipedia does not struggle with funding in the sense you’re thinking: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/wikipedia-millions-bank-beg/ so, survival doesn’t necessarily have to be at stake
minus-squareamki@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenIn the medium run federated instances will have to be financed somehow as well. We’ll see how that goes.
minus-square @tech.lgbtlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·vor 2 Jahren@amki @Luxsidus volunteer donations are more than enough to pay for a fedi instance
minus-squareamki@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·vor 2 JahrenDepends on how many volunteers you have who are actually willing to donate
Sadly, this is the only logical conclusion of things that are run for profit. Here’s hoping the federated model proves more resistant in the long run.
Doctorow has it right. Enshittification.
Doctorow’s great, first heard about him from the srsly wrong podcast
His episode with Adam Conover’s Factually podcast is great. A fucking must watch/listen
Funding, even in a not-for-profit sense, will always be an issue. Wikipedia struggles, but kinda makes it work. We’re going to need something creative for the fediverse…
I donate to them fairly regularly, Wikipedia is fucking great!
that doesn’t really hold because Wikipedia does not struggle with funding in the sense you’re thinking: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/wikipedia-millions-bank-beg/
so, survival doesn’t necessarily have to be at stake
In the medium run federated instances will have to be financed somehow as well. We’ll see how that goes.
@amki @Luxsidus
volunteer donations are more than enough to pay for a fedi instance
Depends on how many volunteers you have who are actually willing to donate