dansup @dansup@mastodon.social
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I owe so much to @nlnet for funding Pixelfed as their first fediverse project back in 2019.

I would've been homeless if it wasn't for them, and expediting my first milestone RFP.

A year ago we exploded and had to scale up, it was expensive, and that is where a large part of our Kickstarter funds were spent.

I'm now looking at dedicated hosting to reduce costs significantly, as it's not sustainable.

I hate to ask, but we could use more support:

pixelfed.org/support-our-proje

We're funded by you ❤️

Support Pixelfed

We're an open source project that is funded by people like you!

pixelfed.org · Pixelfed

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dansup @dansup@mastodon.social
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RE: mastodon.social/@dansup/116119

I'd rather work a non-fediverse full time job than sell out, despite knowing first hand what poverty feels like.

I could've taken up any one of those VC sharks up on an offer to fund or sell Pixelfed, but I couldn't live with myself if I did.

That being said, I am looking into sustainable long-term ethical monetization to enable me to work full time, and even grow a team, without sacrificing our core tenets of building ethical alternatives.

This means so much to me, I want to keep building...

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