@pluralistic has given his reasoning for supporting the initiative here: https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/14/contesting-popularity/#everybody-samba

There remain a lot of questions for me and others, which @mastodonmigration has written up in this great thread:

Mastodon Migration (@[email protected])

Initial response to @[email protected] regarding #FreeOurFeeds Want to thank Cory Doctorow for answering questions about his support for Free Our Feeds here: https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/14/contesting-popularity/#everybody-samba What follows is a response in the form of a list of concerns about FOF. Cory rightly took exception to the "scolding" tone of some of the discussion so far. It is hoped that here, at least, we can keep it focused on the substance of this issue. So, here goes... 1/n #FreeOurFeeds

Mastodon (mastodon.online)

@mastodonmigration a lot of the first 4 Mil is going to f*ing gofundme for starters

Hey @pluralistic can you explain why you’re signatory to a really scammy-looking effort („Free Our Feeds“) to raise 4M Dollar via gofundme(!) instead of, say, a 501(c)3 or any method that doesn’t skim money off donations, in order to establish a second Bluesky instance? Rather than, e.g. support efforts like #Mastodon going NGO or @dansup bringing pixelfed and loops up to speed to receive influx from Insta and TikTok?