Calling for donations! We’re running Lemmy.World for you to use for free, however the running costs aren’t for free… If you appreciate our services and are willing and able to help out paying the bills, please consider a donation on one of these platforms:
- https://ko-fi.com/fhfworld - Preferred
- https://liberapay.com/fhf
- https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld - (Either recurring or one-time donations)
- https://patreon.com/mastodonworld - (Recurring donations only)
- https://bunq.me/fhf - This is a Dutch bank account for those looking for SEPA / IBAN bank transfers
The most recent blog post with financial information is from September as follows:
https://blog.mastodon.world/september-2025-updates-for-the-worlds-and-call-for-donations
Like… a blue checkmark?
Yeah, I know, I know.
I think of it as a way to prompt others to donate. “I donated, and you can too!”, sort of thing. Like wearing an “I voted” sticker on election day.
Unless just doing a sticky once in a while does the job, I suppose.
Well my point is that it just seems that rewarding giving money seems to go against the intention of the Fediverse.
People giving money because they want the social clout/status symbol, versus people that give because they want something cool to succeed. Y’know?
Yeah, but fuck that. As long as you keep it small and near maintenance fees, it’s fine.
Too many people react to one extreme with the opposite extreme.
Reddit gold was also a fine way to support Reddit, back when it deserved more support. Before they got greedy.