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How are we going to pay for all this? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by psylancer@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm really enjoying lemmy. I think we've got some growing pains in UI/UX and we're missing some key features (like community migration and actual redundancy). But how are we going to collectively pay for this. I saw an (unverified) post that Reddit received 400M dollars from ads last year. Lemmy isn't going to be free. Can someone with actual server experience chime in with some back of the napkin math on how expensive it would be if everyone migrated from Reddit?

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[–] linuxduck@nerdly.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I bought a server for about 100 a year... With my whopping 2 users... It's overkill... So... My comment is a wasted way of saying idunno

[–] pproe@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I know that it is not a popular topic in 2023 but a blockchain currency that allows users to 'award' posts/comments (similar to tipping in /r/dogecoin days) could provide instance owners with a source of income by taking a small portion of tips on their server.

Such a system would likely scale alongside user activity (read server load) and would encourage higher quality content. Would love to hear peoples thoughts on this.

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[–] ehrenschwan@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Given that lemmy is an OSS project and decentralized, it draws a lot of people with knowledge and resources. You could easily host your own instance for your friends, to have them connect to other instances. And i think there are enough people in these communities that have some left over server resources to host their own instances.

[–] Kapitel42@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I got an old server from work sitting around at home doing nothing. Seriously thinking about hosting my own instance on it

[–] itsmikeyd@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Really nice merch, with small logos on. Think how the LTT stealth stuff is.

[–] odib7@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I know some people love merch but I've never really seen the appeal. If I want to support something I like I would rather purchase their media (artist) or donate directly if they have that option.

I do agree though if there is merch, I would vote for smaller logos.

[–] Lemon_Man@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

sell checkmarks like Tumbler.

for x$ a month get a checkmark next to your name on posts. in whatever colours you pay for. buy checkmarks for others.

[–] Debs@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What would the checkmark mean?

[–] petriborg@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Just that you support the lemmy community.

[–] TWanderer@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

We ask u/spez for the money ...

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