Major BedheadI donated to the instance I'm on on here because whoever is running this server is working their arse off and I know it's not something I'd want to do. If you are on the same server as me, you can donate here. https://opencollective.com/mstdnparty
Doctor BrewAgreed. In addition to supporting your instance, Mastodon has a patreon to help support the development. Those of us who can chip in a few bucks should do what we can to maximize our zones which are not controlled by capital. Adblock and Wikipedia are worthy tools as well.