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minus-square@Barbarian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoWhy can’t it rely on donations? People poo-poo this, but I’ve yet to hear a substantive reason as to why.
minus-square@rglullis@communick.newsOPlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoShow me any donation-based instance on Mastodon that is able to pay (market-rate) for the labor of the moderators, admins and developers.
minus-square@Barbarian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 years agoIs that an apples-to-apples comparison though? To me, that sounds like “Show me a soup kitchen that’s able to pay market rate for chefs”. Also, by that logic, Reddit is a failure. They don’t pay mods either.
Why can’t it rely on donations? People poo-poo this, but I’ve yet to hear a substantive reason as to why.
Show me any donation-based instance on Mastodon that is able to pay (market-rate) for the labor of the moderators, admins and developers.
Is that an apples-to-apples comparison though? To me, that sounds like “Show me a soup kitchen that’s able to pay market rate for chefs”.
Also, by that logic, Reddit is a failure. They don’t pay mods either.