It’s a tough balance to strike. On the one hand, not everyone will have their political beliefs align with the Lemmy devs, so donating to them feels like betraying your own morals and values. On the other hand, they’re pretty much the only ones keeping Lemmy going (in terms of active development, at least), so it makes sense that they need some sort of revenue to keep things afloat for everyone else.
Donating to the instance admins is awesome since users are more likely to interact with those than with the OG devs but even that only helps so much. Speaking as a user first and foremost, I can’t afford paying more than what I already am for our instance to stay alive since I’m a broke student. However, donating to the “real” devs is just as important, and if you do have the money, it’s worth a consideration at least, I’d wager.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
It’s a tough balance to strike. On the one hand, not everyone will have their political beliefs align with the Lemmy devs, so donating to them feels like betraying your own morals and values. On the other hand, they’re pretty much the only ones keeping Lemmy going (in terms of active development, at least), so it makes sense that they need some sort of revenue to keep things afloat for everyone else.
Donating to the instance admins is awesome since users are more likely to interact with those than with the OG devs but even that only helps so much. Speaking as a user first and foremost, I can’t afford paying more than what I already am for our instance to stay alive since I’m a broke student. However, donating to the “real” devs is just as important, and if you do have the money, it’s worth a consideration at least, I’d wager.
My two cents. Obligatory “fuck tankies”
arthur@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
TBH, if donating to the devs feels like betraying your morals and values, using the project should feel wrong as well.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
True. Although, there’s a difference between giving them money and not