This is exactly what I was after thanks for the good rundown! Also thanks for all the time money and effort spent on all of this
How dare you call out my inability to read haha
I’m still curious about the actual price it runs to keep up, like if someone wanted to host an instance
That’s fair but there’s a difference between getting donation money to keep the server running (Wikipedia) and trying to get every cent you can from user data and targeted ads.
My understanding is that the main problem is allowing them to get any foot in the door in the first place. They are not in it to be nice, they are in it to beat out and absorb the competition for their gain. The fediverse is about giving users a place to go that’s not full of ads and algorithms. They only see us as untapped revenue streams.
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