Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIf lemmy.world became the biggest in the fediverse with a user base that could rival Reddit. Would it become monetized?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down111
arrow-up166arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·3 months agoI and not nocking the creators or admins but have you ever wondered what they do with that money?
minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months 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-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoGenuine question to you: do you seriously think that data bandwidth, drive space, and domain ownership are all free?
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoNo that is why I donated one of my paychecks. So they could buy a server
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months 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-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoNo but I just want to see money well spent. Including my money.
I and not nocking the creators or admins but have you ever wondered what they do with that money?
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
Nope.
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.