Let 1000 funding models bloom the the Fediverse. Here is one, via @timbray:

"CoSocial is yet another #fediverse outpost...What’s different is that it’s Canadian, and a member-owned co-operative. Both of those matter to me, but the co-op part is the real story.

... $50/year and you’re a member/owner, with an account at cosocial.ca. There’ll never be ads. Nobody will ever get rich. A few people might make a living, down the road. You will never be the product."

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2023/04/06/CoSocial