If the reddit exodus happens and Lemmy gets even 2% of reddit’s daily active users, how will Lemmy sustain the increased traffic? I know donations are an option, but I don’t think long term donations will be sustainable. Most users will never donate.

I know the goal of Lemmy isn’t to make money, but I know that servers and storage costs add up quickly. Not to mention the development costs.

I would love to hear the plans for how to offset those costs in the future?

    • Avian_Carrier@lemmy.mlEnglish
      427·
      1 year ago

      One problem with that smart ass reply - I don’t know how to code in Rust/TypeScript as I’m sure many of the users here are in the same boat. How about you add basic QoL features before launching?

      • nutomic@lemmy.mlMEnglish
        543·
        1 year ago

        Lemmy is not a company, it’s built by volunteers. If you want a corporate platform go to Reddit.

        • Avian_Carrier@infosec.pubEnglish
          09·
          1 year ago

          Ban me now you cunt. You’ve more sensitive than Spez and I didn’t think that was even possible.

            • Lemminary@lemmy.mlEnglish
              8·
              1 year ago

              For real, I’m back today after a couple of days and there are so many removed comments. Why can’t we have nice things, people? *groans*

          • Copio@lemmy.mlEnglish
            15·
            1 year ago

            I honestly can’t tell if

            removed by mod

            was removed by mod, or just an italicized removed by mod.

            • AbelianGrape@beehaw.orgEnglish
              10·
              1 year ago

              My browser is set to default to French (which I speak / am still learning) and to me it says

              supprimé par le modérateur

              so this one is real. A visual distinction could be nice, that might be a decent newcomer contribution to the codebase.

      • Les Orchard@links.decafbad.comEnglish
        381·
        1 year ago

        Bud, this is like going to someone’s house for a party and complaining that they don’t have your favorite beer. How about you go for a beer run?

        • Avian_Carrier@infosec.pubEnglish
          17·
          1 year ago

          That’s not even remotely the same and everyone that upvoted you is just as stupid. If you think mod tools are in a great state, you’re also delusional. Sorry you have such low standards to agree with the lazy admins releasing software that wasn’t ready.

          • Les Orchard@links.decafbad.comEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            I didn’t say anything was in a great state. I just said this software is like a party, no one’s here to serve you. You aren’t going to be catered-to because your eyeballs are worth selling. So if you want it to happen, help out. That’s how it works.