random question. (be honest i don’t mind).
if i were to add donations/paid tier/merch to wasteof, would anybody be willing to actually donate? would pay for domain, hosting, infra, etc. fees.
yes, i would donate ($10+)
I would donate but only if I get sometimes in return (eg. profile badge, merch, or premium site features)
i might donate
i would never donate (this is totally fine)
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I donate ten bucks to Wikipedia every year.
If you make a strong enough case about wasteof being important in the way Wikipedia does, I’d give you ten bucks too.
I'm not sure if wasteof is designed to be "important" really, but it definitely is unique as being the only social media run at such a small scale and having such an active core community.
There’s a case to be made for importance within that active core community; something about unfiltered conversation without underlying motivations of profit.
When I say “in the way Wikipedia does,” I don’t mean Wikipedia and wasteof offer the same sort of value. I mean that the case could be made in a way that explains why wasteof is important, how wasteof aims to improve and continue to be important, and what (money) wasteof needs to achieve this.
Ah, okay, I misunderstood your comment. That's completely reasonable. I'd love to see some sort of public roadmap for the platform too. As far as money, I think it could be explained that donations/merch would help cover server costs and help out jeffalo since he singlehandedly builds the platform.
I would definitely donate if I found myself with a bunch of extra cash I didn’t know what to do with.
id totally donate, as long as it isnt a twitter blue esque with premium features.
id also buy merch :D wasteof dysphoria hoodie ftw
I would definitely donate the 10 Australian dollars to you that I got from @fatdonkey
I think the best way about this IMO is similar to albumoftheyear.org - they have different donation tiers you can choose from, and all of them get you a badge to indicate you’re a supporter. I think having say a minimum donation amount (whatever makes sense for you) that can be increased if someone chooses would be a good option, and you get a badge on your profile to show you’ve donated. Personally, I’m somewhat against the idea of putting features behind a paywall of sorts and also making verification paid for like what Twitter and Meta are doing, but that’s my personal thoughts.
Premium site features would be cool but I don't want a Twitter blue moment
I think setting up a merch store would be a waste of money and time, I can only see Oren and maybe a few more buying it. I would like to donate, but would you get any of my financial details? If so then no sorry, I’m not comfortable with that.
yeah, i think something like GitHub sponsors or Patreon would be a better, safer alternative. :)
I'd love to but I'm not convinced I would because money… maybe in a few years if wasteof's still around then