There are some six-figure donations via their new US 501c3 that don't show up there, and some grants from NLNet. So it's sustainable in terms of "keep the lights on" but yeah, still shoestring-y. To be honest though I don't know how much it matters, unless there's a leadership change they'd just waste whatever money they raised anyhow. I'm working on an update to "Mastdon: a partial history" and it's really too bad I already had a section called "The patterns continue" because ... the patterns continue to continue. Oh well.As for Bluesky, tbh I'm somewhat surprised they couldn't find a lead with a less-awkard name for them? But, good idea closing now -- if they continue the momentum and market conditions hold they can raise more whenever they want. Not sure about their business model, but their strategy is working out well, and if they're successful they've got lots of good options.@[email protected] @[email protected]

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@jenniferplusplus yeah so much of what sucks is some version of the cartoon of shoving the stick into the bike wheelLack of cultural dynamism has many roots but they all lead back to poor platform stewardship

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