snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoLemmy is like a public library of the internet: it's one of the few places where you can exist without the expectation of paying either through watching ads or through direct paymentsmessage-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1720arrow-down127
arrow-up1693arrow-down1message-squareLemmy is like a public library of the internet: it's one of the few places where you can exist without the expectation of paying either through watching ads or through direct paymentssnek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squareitsmectlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s not even expensive. A single euro monthly per user is more then enough to keep instances running
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoThe problem is that micro-payments are a pain in the ass. On Liberapay I often pay people 2 years in advance which is then pretty much
minus-squareitsmectlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI’m not suggesting to pay one euro each month, I’m suggesting that you treat your lemmy instance as a 12 euro per year subscription. Compared to literally every other service it is basically free.
It’s not even expensive. A single euro monthly per user is more then enough to keep instances running
The problem is that micro-payments are a pain in the ass. On Liberapay I often pay people 2 years in advance which is then pretty much
I’m not suggesting to pay one euro each month, I’m suggesting that you treat your lemmy instance as a 12 euro per year subscription. Compared to literally every other service it is basically free.