OP was taking about Tumblr, but I think it applies even more to the Fediverse: users need to develop an ethos of paying to support the sites they use. Otherwise advertisers pay the bills and call the shots.

  • XbSuper@lemmy.worldEnglish
    154·
    10 months ago

    I absolutely do not care enough about any site I use to be willing to pay. If it disappeared, I’d find something else to do with my time, just like I did reddit. I accept that I am the product, and simply do not care.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
      202·
      10 months ago

      This is nothing but eBegging. The internet was forcefully taken from the people who created projects out of passion, and now those people who forced their way in are like “yOu MuSt PAy Us!”. How about no?

    • 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      10 months ago

      yeah but I care enough to maybe self host a social media and plex server for my friends / family which is the same thing. If everyone did that and or chipped in for their friend/family to do it, we could rebuild some community structure