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Boris Mann@Gargron are you still using OpenCollective?
Brendan Jones@boris it’s still here https://opencollective.com/mastodon, and I’d much prefer to give via OpenCollective than Patreon (suits Fediverse and my ideals better), but it’d be nice to know from @Gargron that it’s still a preferred way of donating.
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TheFox@Gargron also a less profit orientated option: @Liberapay 😺
belikekramer
beforewisdom 
Block Meta's federated app and more people will consider making donations.
Ava 
@beforewisdom @Gargron How to make the fediverse not take off and keep most people on closed services:
Orca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️⚧️@avakining @beforewisdom @Gargron
If FB/INS users are allowed to federate, its users would have exactly less reasons to migrate to open platforms.
If FB/INS users are allowed to federate, its users would have exactly less reasons to migrate to open platforms.
Marcus Adams@Orca @Gargron @beforewisdom @avakining Those people aren't going to switch anyway, but allowing federation with their platform of choice would strengthen the fediverse and set a precedent for others to consider joining.
@gerowen @Orca @Gargron @avakining
I agree with the idea that Meta's only interest in federation is to make money off of it or destroy it.
@beforewisdom @Orca @Gargron @avakining Random side note, but I've seen a few people mention this federated app from Meta but haven't seen or heard anything about it. Can you educate me or point me to an article? Are they federating they're existing platforms? Making a new one just for federating?
@gerowen @Orca @Gargron @avakining
Marcus,
It is still in development. It will use Instagram account registration, but be a distinct platform. One of the code names is "Threads".
Mastodon is talking about it because Meta has had meetings with owners of bigger Instances and content creators.
@beforewisdom @Orca @Gargron @avakining I thought "Threads" was the Instagram messaging app they killed off? I'll have to do some digging they've probably just revived the name.
@gerowen @Orca @Gargron @avakining
Learn from history or be doomed to repeat it.
Meta is the Microsoft of social media.
Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
wb x64@beforewisdom @Gargron yeah I only donate to people vocally opposed to corporate takeover of FOSS and the internet, not people who fancy themselves Zuck 2.0
@Gargron Subscribed. I use this way too much to not contribute back, 🙂
Peter Michael@Gargron
Wäre halt schön wenn Spenden ohne Zwischenwirt möglich wäre. QR-Code mit IBAN wäre schnell und direkt.
Wäre halt schön wenn Spenden ohne Zwischenwirt möglich wäre. QR-Code mit IBAN wäre schnell und direkt.
cjsims3000@Gargron This is great👋, last I checked, #Patreon didn't have a way of taking 1 time donations only subscriptions. Please consider #BuyMeACoffee? This service also takes less of your donations when I last checked.
Michael Mathy@Gargron done ! Thanks for your work!
Jordan Christopher@Gargron The UI is solid. It usually takes me a while to figure out how to enable dark mode apps but Mastodon was by far the easiest to navigate. Great job design team 👏
Lauren Wu (Kayna on TFT)@Gargron I'm a Patreon supporter! ❤️
jstm@sos:~$ 
@Gargron I prefer Megalodon. The vanilla app kinda lacks features.
Syed Shaharyar Ali Naqvi@Gargron do we gotta pay for blue ticks 🤣
just a Grumpy old Woman ^^@Gargron Sorry that I bother you, but sending money via Paypal does not work atm. Tried it 3 times and received this graphic. Is it possible to donate direct in the Paypal App too? And if, how?
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Estee Tey@Gargron is the app open source? If it's a tech stack im familiar with I can help to look at some issues.