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OP was taking about Tumblr, but I think it applies even more to the Fediverse: users need to develop an ethos of paying to support the sites they use. Otherwise advertisers pay the bills and call the shots.

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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Paying for website access will only make things worse, not better, because the major players are so extremely malevolent.

[–] bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago

Spot on!

As soon as the disgusting tendrils of capitalist greed get a taste, the whole game is cooked. It's better as a hobby project. Just donate to your instance to help cover costs!

Yup, they'll take membership money and then still put ads on.