Could we get an introduction into who the new team lead is, what their experience is, and maybe some info on the rest of the team? The current repo owner has no information and has only ever worked on Mlem with this user account. Not exactly confidence inspiring from afar.
Tempiz
+1 here. If growth slows and donations drop, the instance needs some savings to continue operating, or if another server upgrade is needed with a large capital expense. Not everything is OpEx.
Spez is just trying to get that bag and run.
An absolute mad lad
And then they wonder why advertises are avoiding the platform.
Competing platforms are scary!!!
“Guys this is a democracy I promise. Just do your jobs and don’t complain, speak out, or vote against anything we say. You guys totally still are stakeholders in this platform though. Please volunteer more of your time so we can monetize your free content. Thanks!” - Reddit Admins
Reddit mods crave the “power” they get from donating their time and labor to a mega corp.
Upgraded cache = bigger clothes pile.
I love the irony of him calling Reddit a democracy while also refusing to budge on the API issue. You can’t have it both ways.
Really enjoying the feeling of a closer community of Lemmy. everyone is working together to build this platform from the ground up.
Appreciate the transparency and update. This definitely eases concerns. Thanks!