So abrasive. What you said is not in competition with the parent comment, so why the “no”? You mean to say “yes and” because we need both user engagement and longevity.

I love the idea of Lemmy itself being FOSS but individual instances and apps being a competitive marketplace of for profit businesses.

That way profitable entities with skin in the game can contribute back to the core, as can anyone, while ensuring the communities exist on servers that actually have some kind of monetization.

The hard work is so appreciated.

Yep, was thinking “I’ve been on the roof of that” and definitely BotW.

And time for the Lemmy apps to mature, which is happening at a staggering rate.

The people here now are most willing to deal with the friction but as the ecosystem matures and the content grows, I would expect word of mouth to help maintain some steady growth even with no additional Reddit drama.