Instead, it's time for #Mastodon to pass on the costs. Alternative models are being tried out here. For example https://digitalcourage.social wants a monthly fee of one Euro for an account on its own instance. So far, this has not become widely established, but it would be desirable for the Internet if this were to happen. After all, it also makes visible the costs associated with our online lives.
Also much is paid by donations. That doesn't really scale, I think.
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