@mastodonmigration they’ve always been careful not to rule out advertising so I doubt anybody there is surprised by this. A lot depends on market conditions when they do their next raise - they were smart to close the $15 M when they did, and my guess is their server costs won’t eat into that too quickly, but then again they’re hiring 100 contract trust and safety people and that might be just the tip of the iceberg. It wouldn’t surprise me if they try some kind of premium subscription before advertising but it’s hard to know far get they can get with that. Time will tell!