-31

How could users Monitise themselves on the Fediverse? (mastodon.social)

submitted 7 months ago by samxavia@mastodon.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

71 comments fedilink hide all child comments

@asklemmy How could users Monitise themselves on the Fediverse?

As people possibly move across to the Fediverse to find alternatives, we have to question how people are going to make a living on this amazing platform.

Can it be fully run by donations or is there a better way for people to be paid across the Fediverse?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Not everything needs a profit motive attached. I'd argue nothing should, but I don't think profit has made social media better overall.

[-] samxavia@mastodon.social 0 points 7 months ago

I agree with you there; it hasn't made social media great but lots of people make a living off it and shouldn't lose out due to places like America banning an app they make money off.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

It's sad, but by that same logic we shouldn't have swapped to electric lamps over oil-lanterns, because that put the lantern-lighters out of business.

Content creators have transferable skills that they can use in a variety of ways.

[-] samxavia@mastodon.social -1 points 7 months ago

So how does the Fediverse make new jobs?

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Why does it need to? Can people not just enjoy it?

[-] samxavia@mastodon.social 0 points 7 months ago

You compared it to something that made new jobs with elections.

You may not need to work, but plenty of people do, and not everyone can work a normal 9-5 like everyone else due to disabilies, skills or other needs.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

I compared it to antiquated methods. The Fediverse does not require jobs, nor profit, it exists in FOSS format and as such should allow donations, not direct monetization.

I need to work, and I do. Lemmy and the Fediverse will not be the death of all other social media, at least not in a time frame where people can no longer adapt to their changing material conditions.

this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024

-31 points (23.7% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26749 readers

472 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.