Same song, new instruments, that's all. Just brace for the ads and the monetization. Be ready to be a customer rather than a user, or be ready to move on.
I receive support from the people here, and I also want to clearly communicate and report expenses. I feel a sense of responsibility. Many magazines have been abandoned, and that also needs to be addressed.
I have some magazines already. Just saying, I will take care of it and contribute a lot. But better moderation tools are soon needed. I can't even delete someone's posts in my magazines. I feel useless :v. I contribute a lot to lemmynsfw.com as of now
I've said it before — I'm not sure if you have it roadmapped, but I'd be really happy to contribute $5-25 on a monthly basis using Patreon/Open Collective to help pay for ongoing development and infrastructure costs. I really love what you've built here, and I'm super excited to see where it will go.
I tried with Open Collective, but my application was rejected. I will try again at some point in the future.

Drat! That's super disappointing. I don't know why they rejected your application, since you seem like their target demographic (FOSS developer running a community-funded alternative to a proprietary platform). Some gentle community outreach might get them to reconsider, but I'd also be worried about people being jerks.

Well, it's monthly coffees for now! I'll make sure I have something in my calendar.

I would also like a subscription type of donation like badabinski suggested. Preferably in EUR.
Don't listen to the naysayers. The vast majority of us are appreciative of what you're doing here, and thankful for the work you've done so far. 600+ donations to back that up! We're happy to help contribute specifically because we're not the product.