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How is Lemmy going to make money? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If the reddit exodus happens and Lemmy gets even 2% of reddit's daily active users, how will Lemmy sustain the increased traffic? I know donations are an option, but I don't think long term donations will be sustainable. Most users will never donate.

I know the goal of Lemmy isn't to make money, but I know that servers and storage costs add up quickly. Not to mention the development costs.

I would love to hear the plans for how to offset those costs in the future?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, it's working right now, isn't it? If the load increases n times and donations also increase n times, it will keep working just fine.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

The majority of the current users are enthusiasts. They usually are significantly more willing to donate compared to average.

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