• RoyRogersMcFreely@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 years ago

    What’s missing is a monetization strategy. Any social media platform at a scale larger than a small community is going to require some kind of revenue because servers in the basement just aren’t going to cut it for long.

    Users might not like ads, but until they are willing to pay for subscriptions, that’s what they’re stuck with.

    I wonder what percentage of Lemmy. World users have actually donated. Hopefully it’s sustainable enough that they can do more than pay for servers, but also hire some admins.

    • dog@yiffit.net
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      2 years ago

      true, true, and true. i didn’t even think about admins. just as important D: