Deviant OllamNov 18, 2022

So, I definitely want to see Mastodon remain healthy and continue forward, but I wouldn't mind if someone could explain this to me a little more...

https://atomicpoet.org/objects/edff069b-bc28-4b18-ac37-a3173723c31e

... Aren't the posting and operational costs associated with the Fediverse borne by all the individual instances? What costs does the overarching org have? (Not being snarky, I'm sure they exist, I just wish I understood more)

Show threadbhtooefr

@deviantollam The org basically has the following costs that I know of:

  • Developing Mastodon itself and the official mobile apps
  • mastodon.social’s costs (both in terms of compute and labor)

And, yeah, given how much the org is getting, not counting all the corporate sponsorships it also has (…some from some real sketchy backers), a financial contribution would be much better spent on helping a smaller instance defray their expenses.

Nov 18, 2022 at 11:05pmWeb
Show threadbhtooefrNov 18, 2022
@deviantollam (and by “real sketchy backers” I mean, there’s multiple essay writing services here: https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors )