PLEASE BOOST: Within a day of raising awareness about Mastodon's funding, we've moved the needle on Patreon in a big way
Some Comparisons:
* Yesterday, Mastodon was receiving $21,000/month
* Today, it's receiving $28,000/month -- that's an increase of $7,000!
* Yesterday, 4,720 patrons were donating to Mastodon
* Today, 6,968 patrons are donating to Mastodon
Let's continue this work. Donate, and get the word out!
(Oh, and if you can, send your instance some bux too.)
donating to people's individual instance is what they should do BEFORE donating to Mastodon, which is doing fine. there kinda needs to be a healthy and sustainable network of servers here for the whole thing to function. it's not like the software does anything on its own.
@jackdaw_ruiz Not everyone's instance is run by volunteers. In facts, some of the biggest instances are for-profit ventures.
So no, not everyone should donate to their instance.
Wow are there sometimes exceptions to generalized statements wow.
I've taken what you said under consideration. In light of those details, people should still prioritize their instances. But your input is appreciated!
@jackdaw_ruiz I mean, consider all these for-profit instances:
mastodon.cloud
mstdn.jp
twit.social
cloudisland.nz
vivaldi.social
These are well known instances too!
Chris Trottier
Roberto Calamari