@asklemmy How could users Monitise themselves on the Fediverse?
As people possibly move across to the Fediverse to find alternatives, we have to question how people are going to make a living on this amazing platform.
Can it be fully run by donations or is there a better way for people to be paid across the Fediverse?
Not everything needs a profit motive attached. I’d argue nothing should, but I don’t think profit has made social media better overall.
I agree with you there; it hasn’t made social media great but lots of people make a living off it and shouldn’t lose out due to places like America banning an app they make money off.
It’s sad, but by that same logic we shouldn’t have swapped to electric lamps over oil-lanterns, because that put the lantern-lighters out of business.
Content creators have transferable skills that they can use in a variety of ways.
So how does the Fediverse make new jobs?
Why does it need to? Can people not just enjoy it?
You compared it to something that made new jobs with elections.
You may not need to work, but plenty of people do, and not everyone can work a normal 9-5 like everyone else due to disabilies, skills or other needs.
I compared it to antiquated methods. The Fediverse does not require jobs, nor profit, it exists in FOSS format and as such should allow donations, not direct monetization.
I need to work, and I do. Lemmy and the Fediverse will not be the death of all other social media, at least not in a time frame where people can no longer adapt to their changing material conditions.
So Donations, Thank you.