dameoutlaw

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

Not FB market but a Fedi alternative to Etsy artisans.coop

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

This is an outright lie

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

You stated you edited and added your opinion you should’ve used the terms lied and mischaracterised, that would’ve been more truthful

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

This is one of the biggest issues I have with Mastodon. It’s not even necessary to have users tethered to instances, that wasn’t the explicit intention by the authors of AP. Users should have more autonomy without the need to self host

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

Sure. I can’t speak for Pixie but I’ve seen several posts where Ro openly stated people could come have a civilised discussion with him and even gave examples of where he had those discussions and they paid off. He’s also admitted his faults. Also, while the instance in question does have some really good people idk if I want to call it well moderated. My first experience with death threats was due to that instance and I’ve seen them do it to others. There are also other admins whom have made posts about why they defederated from .lgbt with lengthy posts and blogs, so it’s not just specific to TBS

dameoutlaw, 6 months ago

You are very welcome

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I honestly think this list was just thrown together. There’s hardly any iOS apps and missing some really good apps

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I think this is really cool and can potentially get more people to migrate

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

Oh, it is absolutely understandable when it comes to the ads part. But there are other ways. Plus, there are ethical ads and Open Source ad companies, maybe that’s something to look into. I just know we need to explore ethical options and not just rely on donations.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I don’t know yet there have been several instances that shut down do to finances. Tell me how does something shut down due to finances if it’s not costly for the person? The Fediverse is also much larger than Lemmy.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

Where did I say corporate sponsors and ads? Please state where I said that. It’s obnoxious how often people state something incorrectly particularly when the original post wasn’t ambiguous. I feel that YOU and others are devaluing the Fediverse by poo pooing over people’s hard work and time. A thank you simply isn’t enough. If im wrong for valuing people that’s a hill I’m willing to die on.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I know that those that use Open Collective it does something like this, but you have to be approved

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

This is ONE instance. Search or make a post and ask how many instances have shut down due to finances. Outside of finances it’s burnout due to moderation.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

Wow, what the heck. I’m sorry that happened to you. Obviously, admins/mods are within their rights to enforce their rules however but it shouldn’t be in such a way. I hope you find a better experience elsewhere.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I get what you’re saying and I appreciate your view instead of immediately going to attack mode like many others. Donations are great but aren’t sustainable long term. I think a freemium model would work

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

It means that many servers have shutdown due to costs. That there will be more users due to Twitters incompetence a due to platforms adopting ActivityPub down the line. This will have significant strain on resources, remaining with only a donation option is dangerous

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

Point where I said we should run ads

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I can understand. I just would prefer the more indie aspect remain in control of the people. That admins and mods can be compensated for their hard work and for costs/fees

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I didn’t state that it was my opinion. It was three separate polls that asked about donations. The second highest was always the have not donated and will not donate

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

Yes, there’s the Matrix spaces and ActivityPub forum where these types of conversations are had, but the masses don’t know about them and or aren’t involved. I like getting the people that will be directly impacted opinion. I don’t care about ads, it was a post to explore options. You bring up very good points and I appreciate that.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

How?

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

It does matter if people are on your instance, just say you don’t care about others. Several instances have shutdown without warning and people lost their accounts. It matters because people matters. We should also want good experiences. Stating that people will get over it and find a new instance and make new posting history is selfish af

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I appreciate your reasoned response and approach. I’m not denying the harms of capitalism but let’s be honest here we all benefit and we all participate. We buy clothes, shoes, games, etc everyday people here against capitalism participate by buying goods that are leisure. So, why then to suggest options outside of donations is terrible? Admins/mods put in a great deal of work that shouldn’t just be left up to donations. Sure, money can make things get ugly but if one truly believes in the ethos of this place then we can trust it would be handled correctly.

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

It’s not good faith to point to a donations working and saying that’s why it should remain that way. It’s not good faith when people are disagreeing with me yet participate in capitalism daily. I’m not talking about the important needs, we can’t escape that. I’m talking about leisure: vacations, video games, etc People here do those optional activities yet it’s some sort of sin to say let’s explore options to keep this place running and compensate the people that makes this all work

dameoutlaw, 7 months ago

I agree with everything you’ve said. I think option 3 is the best and most reasonable option. A Freemium model makes the most sense.