This is literally just the r/nyt subreddit about The New York Times.

Given he apparently takes inspiration from Elon Musk, it’s only a matter of time until u/spez starts adding post view limits unless you pay extra.

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    I think the Patreon model would work best for a social media network. There are a few patreons that make on the order of 10s of thousands of dollars per month. That seems like that would be enough to pay for hosting and wages for a few coders and admins*. Not everyone would have to pay so it could be a free public service for everyone else. The people who fund a social network need to be funding it because they see there is a societal need for such a network not because they expect a return on their investment; or because paying gives them some special privilege within that social network.

    *Or even better several separate patreons for the coders and admins in a federated network.

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      Right now you pay with your data

      When you have a subscription model, the user becomes the customer.

      You’ll still pay with your data and you’ll still be the product when you pay. The statement of if you don’t pay you are the product is outdated for the present day when it comes for for profit companies. You can drop thousands and you’ll still be getting data collected on you.

      https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/6/23673339/tesla-camera-privacy

      Stuff like YouTube premium don’t opt you out of getting data collected on you either. Data harvesting is a core foundation of these services that isn’t going to go away no matter how much you pay. You aren’t paying to not be the product but for additional features.

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      Who are these people that will fund a social network, with no expectations of a return on that investment, so that people can fill it up with memes and porn for free?

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        People that want there to be a platform they can enjoy using. There doesn’t have to be a monetary gain for your life to be enriched by an investment you make. I mean, people make donations to wikipedia, how is that any different?

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          I’ve given money to both Wikipedia & Lichess on multiple occasions.

          Gotta support these types of things. They are the shining gems of what is possible online.

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          Wikipedia seems to be a non profit and doesn’t seem to be in the business of harvesting user data seems to be a difference, or constantly chasing after unlimited growth that leads to constant growing expenses due to expectations of shareholders that leads to focus on sustainability not being a priority.