@anantagd At least get your insults right, an open source fanatic would be a neckbeard, not a tech bro.
(With this comment I am willingly embracing the reply guy energy ❤️)
@anantagd @renchap You do not simply crowdfund, you.... ?
You find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
With a bunch of happy dancing leprechauns?
Or maybe we could try wishing it into existence?
Everything you see here is either volunteering or crowd funding. There is nothing more. There is no business idea.
And it couldn't be further from tech bros. If you are genuine in this criticism, we fundamentally agree in terms of values, but you fail to understand where you are.
While it must be frustrating at times, there is also something incredibly uplifting about how many people are using Mastodon seemingly without having the slightest idea about what open source is or how any of this works.
When I joined this platform it felt like 95% of the users were open source developers. That has certainly changed. And that's fantastic, despite some weird misunderstandings.
Thank you so much for taking so much time to communicate with the community, @renchap !
@rvcx
@anantagd @renchap (likewise, those who have talent & time to spare rather than money can donate their work, which is how open source has always worked. Sadly those of us without the time to contribute are often hesitant to match their contributions with our wallets, no matter how much we enjoy their service)
Joined Mar 2020
