Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community's Mastodon server, for instance.

Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community’s Mastodon server, for instance.

  • FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyzEnglish
    141·
    4 months ago

    I saw, I was just venting frustration at that specific viewpoint.

    It’s annoying that the same tired tactics are being applied to every corner of the internet.

    • Fitik@fedia.ioOP
      32·
      4 months ago

      @[email protected] Eh, personally, I think that as long nobody forces anyone to use something it’s fine, more variety is always good for the federated network

      • saltesc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        4 months ago

        You haven’t been on the internet long enough. This is how it starts…for like, the billionth time

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      54·
      4 months ago

      I mean, how else do you expect things to work? Internet platforms aren’t free to operate. Isn’t paying creators directly supposed to be the ideal solution, instead of infesting pages with ads?

      • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
        11·
        4 months ago

        You’re already free to support developers and instance owners financially if they’ve set up either Patreon, OpenCollective or LiberaPay 🤷 That’s money going where it’s needed.

        If I understand SubClub correctly, it’s monetisation on a user level, which in the past has only really given us influencers. I rather enjoy not having that kind of bullshit on the fediverse.

        • Chozo@fedia.io
          63·
          4 months ago

          I’m not sure what the difference between SubClub or Patreon is supposed to be. Other than SubClub takes a smaller cut.

          • astro_ray@piefed.social
            4·
            4 months ago

            That’s exactly what I thought when I first saw this. The difference in that they market it as a fediverse extension.

        • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          You’re already free to support developers and instance owners financially if they’ve set up either Patreon, OpenCollective or LiberaPay 🤷

          Problem is, not enough people are doing it. Case in point: https://join-lemmy.org/donate