This... might have some unintended consequences.
I get the cultural animosity, and the hostile nature of VC-backed products, and the issue of people-as-the-product discourse, and how some (many? all?) venture backed mischief has caused unrestrained grief to so many...
... but alternative modes of investment in technology is a pain and limited. ? I hope young coders and developers aren't taking the wrong lessons on the anti-VC nature of Mastodon.