Eugen RochkoOct 31, 2022
The past few days have extracted a heavy toll from me. While it's nice to see your work finally taken seriously in the mainstream, the 12-14 hour workdays I've had to pull to handle everything is anything but...
Show threadEugen RochkoOct 31, 2022
I rarely talk about how tough this job can be, since I feel responsibility to only associate positive things with the project. But it is a lot of responsibilities, and a lot of stress, for what can sometimes feel like inadequate pay.
Show threadEugen RochkoOct 31, 2022
I do software development, devops, accounting, customer support, project management, product design, public relations, and moderation for 36K per year...
Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿Oct 31, 2022
@Gargron even though Patreon has its issues, I'm going to support your efforts there. Many others should do the same. And when a better FOSS platform emerges to replace Patreon, we'll be primed to jump to it instead.
Show threadJohannes 🌻
@lightweight @Gargron there is! Mastodon is on OpenCollective: https://opencollective.com/mastodon
Mastodon - Open Collective

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Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿Oct 31, 2022
@jkbecker @Gargron interesting - thanks - I'm going to shift my contributions to that platform... which comes from NZ...
Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿Oct 31, 2022
@jkbecker @Gargron ok - now providing a monthly contribution via OpenCollective rather than Patreon.
Show threadCharles J GervasiOct 31, 2022
@jkbecker Thanks for telling us about this. I just contributed there.
@lightweight @Gargron
Show threadBlanker Hans 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇵🇸Oct 31, 2022
@jkbecker @lightweight @Gargron I'm supporting Mastodon for about 5 years on Patreon. Should I switch?
Show threadGerbrand van DieyenNov 1, 2022
@jkbecker Thanks for the link. I have setup a recurring donation
Show threadGoldaNov 2, 2022
@jkbecker @lightweight @Gargron ah is this better than patreon? just signed up for a small recurring one there, lemme know if should switch it
Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿Nov 2, 2022
@gvelez17 @jkbecker @Gargron I cancelled mine on Patron and shifted to OpenCollective, although I have some concerns about them, too... although, at least they're NZ-run.