this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Speaking as an instance admin, I don't want this. It would create the idea that we're selling something to people, and then moderating users that have either received or granted awards would become more complex.
As it stands now, we have an open donation and we don't ask for any information about the donors Lemmy account. I don't want to know
If people like the instance, they can donate and help us cover some costs, and the reward is improved sustainability for our instance.
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone Also, the vulnerable whilst being the most in need of protection and a safe place, are often the least able to afford to provide financial support.
Prioritising "paying" users by giving them special benefits and worrying about the loss of "income" if they need to be moderated tends towards a road that ends up with the minorities paying for it with their safety instead.
@supakaity @ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Makes my heart full to know that my admins think pretty much the same way I do about this. Doing subscription tier BS against people who have multiple intersections as minority folks is some peak online capitalist ick IMO. Rewarding and/or preferencing folks who can pay is just reinforcing more of the structural crap we face on the daily in user-pays driven meatspace.
#blahajzone