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[–] cooper@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The reddit gold model didn't work. Reddit was a VC funded start up though, so if was expected to make a lot more than just enough to keep the servers going.

I'd bet lemmy instances can get by on donations and reddit style awards. Like you say, it can be incentivized further with cosmetic rewards.

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[+] Boinketh@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

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[–] cooper@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago

That's a good point. The federation part makes it trickier.

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[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Let's not follow reddit through the enshittification manifesto. There has to be another solution, and we won't find any if we allow ourselves to settle on the first half baked idea an already failing website had at some point.

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[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 3 points 3 years ago

The alternative solution is paid subscription for more features, and even that's hit-or-miss.

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[–] cooper@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago

I don't think donations and cosmetics are enshittification. Ads and pushing for infinite growth are. Absolutely would love for something else to be viable too though.