Comment on Paid Servers?

1984@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• vamp07@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I understand, and for the most part, I agree, but I would still like to find a paid instance.

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  • Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It seems like most instances have a donation link, so you could just donate on a regular basis.

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    • vamp07@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I already do.

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  • Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Why if I may ask?

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    • vamp07@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I prefer paying for a service rather than donating. When you pay for something, there is an expectation of a service in return. I think the fediverse could benefit from creating an economy for this sort of thing.

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      • density@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I use free, donation and paid services happily. Not against any model.

        I do not think paid services are as stable as you are imagining. Lots of paid services go dark all the time. Even major ones.

        I think the most stable would be to either run your own or pay someone to run one for you on a VPS. And for community stability, donate to various servers.

        For long term, government/nonprofit funding would be good to have I think.

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      • Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        There is also just using one of a thousand free instances.

        If you think a meager subscription from your part could pay for about anything (dev wise), I think you are wrong.

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    • ThatOneDudeFromOhio@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Market research to start their own paid instance likely.

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      • Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That would be tough lol 😆

        I mean one day maybe but it’ll be like paying for Linux, which exists, but you have to work for it and propose an important benefit.

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