I’m really enjoying lemmy. I think we’ve got some growing pains in UI/UX and we’re missing some key features (like community migration and actual redundancy). But how are we going to collectively pay for this? I saw an (unverified) post that Reddit received 400M dollars from ads last year. Lemmy isn’t going to be free. Can someone with actual server experience chime in with some back of the napkin math on how expensive it would be if everyone migrated from Reddit?

  • odib7English
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    1 year ago

    I know some people love merch but I’ve never really seen the appeal. If I want to support something I like I would rather purchase their media (artist) or donate directly if they have that option.

    I do agree though if there is merch, I would vote for smaller logos.

    • TeotwawkiEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’ve never really seen the appeal.

      Wearing t-shirts has helped me to meet folks with similar interests in real life. Critical Role, Onewheel, mountain bike brand merch, etc. I could see striking up a conversation with someone wearing a Lemmy logo, if one exists.

    • itsmikeydEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Just another form of revenue. The more revenue streams, the better. Merch is good because it means people get something physical back for their money.