We have to solve the money problem! (blenderdumbass.org)

submitted 1 month ago by blenderdumbass@lm.madiator.cloud to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[-] kayky@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Post receipts or something official to back up your claims.

Saying it costs $5000/month to host infosec.exchange radiates bullshit like a nuclear explosion. You must be doing something very wrong, or lying about the requirements.

Don't trust people when they want to take money from you. Money brings out the worst in people.

[-] suswrkr@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

start a nonprofit that hosts services, gather donations for equipment and other stuff.

what is so difficult here?

[-] suswrkr@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

omg and do NOT do fireside chats like you are a bunch of enlightened executives. no wonder you need to beg for donations.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

And if he will ask people to pay to use it, they will, rightfully so, switch to a different instance.

I joined my instance's patreon and donate $1 / month. I know it is not a lot, but so far the admin says he is doing fine on cash flow, should that change I will up my donation if able.

[-] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He missed a bit:

they will, rightfully so, switch to a different instance ... or go somewhere else entirely

[-] ragingHungryPanda@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

Just to keep the instance up and running he needs to spend up to $5000 a month, pretty much out of his pocket.

Wtf!?

[-] aasatru@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago

Seems to be some misunderstanding somewhere - Jerry states elsewhere that the costs are covered by donations.

The Mastodon instance I'm on has around 200 people (not all of them active), and received around €800 in donations last year,. Total costs were less than €300.

I think the problem of scaling kicks in when we go after demographics that are less charitable on average.

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

I just watched the section of the interview where Jerry (admin of fedia.io and infosec.exchange), and he said that

There are a lot of people who aren't that lucky. Even charging a 1$ fee is too much. That is their lifeline, it's their way to connect to friends, and search for jobs. To me, I don't think it's appropriate to gatekeep it with a monthly fee.

https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/1yNa4rLzzLXnuRoX7Rny3y?start=38m45s

For the host question, it's at 34:11

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