My #HotTake:

#Mastodon #admins **should** place a _low-power_ #crypto #miner in the #timeline so _some_ of the **distributed** idle-CPU time can be _donated to the instance_ to pay for #hosting costs.

Why: Hosting costs money. Big companies have money, and I'd rather my money be the #voice of my instance than a for-profit.

If it is _opt-in per visit_, then #users **and** guests may (A) #donate towards covering server maintenance costs (and use CPU time and power), or (B) #decline to mine and use the service without sharing CPU time.

Anyone who deems an instance beneficial **CAN** contribute to keeping it alive. On power-constrained devices, users **may** opt out.

- **If you have money, donate to your instance to keep #BigBusiness out of it!**
- If you don't have money . . . hope we get an _opt-in crypto miner_ in the timeline?

Thoughts?