im not so sure the devs have fault in any of this though

there isnt so much incentive. No advertisement. Upvote counters behave weirdly in the fediverse (from what i can see).

i doubt the effort would be actually equal. dont know about ny, but where im from, the double standard is blatant

yes, the internet wasnt built on charity

its not just a white space. Sometimes it entails a white space, when theres still space on that line. Sometimes it does not.