@anantagd @renchap And likewise Mastodon is looking to hire someone instead of depending on volunteers.

But paying wages costs money. Money needs to come from somewhere. Mastodon doesn't profit from its users or from ads or from selling data, so the source of that money is donations.

The more money people donate, the more they can hire staff.

If a non-profit has money to pay staff without donations, one should question where the money comes from and for what purpose.