Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community's Mastodon server, for instance.

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[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 39 points 2 months ago (16 children)

“I think it’s important, for the ecosystem to thrive, that there be a way to have premium content to build businesses here,” he said. “That’s a fundamental belief.”

Hard pass.

There isn't a need, that's some bullshit. Maybe some want to monetize their platform, but certainly not all. Fuck this push for finding another way to charge people for shit at every turn being masked as creator support.

I hate it.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So how is your home instance financially sustaining itself? Surely you're helping it, right?

[–] astro_ray@piefed.social 13 points 2 months ago

sub.club is not aimed at servers but monetization of content from individual users. Opposing this doesn't mean someone oppose supporting their home instance monetarily.

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Idk if this is some misguided insult or a legit question.

There is zero need for monetization and corporate bullshit to infiltrate Lemmy. People see an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a newer social media and are quick to stink it up with the same old shit. Fuck that, I'm sick of it.

Lemmy does not have to be a carbon copy of the worst parts of the internet to survive. It is not a requirement to be a reddit clone or a cash generator or be profitable to be usable.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How do you expect your instance to cover its costs, then?

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The same way they are covered now.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Turns out you're actually the owner of your home instance. I didn't know that when I made my previous comments.

I'm guessing you're currently paying for your instance's upkeep out of pocket? I can't spot any donation links on your instance. This might work for you personally, but do you really expect other, larger instances to do the same? Even donations are only rarely sustainable.

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