@lori yeah, and that's part of why I find @emc2's post to be a bit counterproductive.
This platform needs to recognize the realities of different types of users and different commitments that instance owners need to make to keep it going.
To say that profit is not welcome here, or doesn't exist here at all, is either to limit the value that the platform can provide to users or to just flat out deny reality. Neither one strikes me as particularly healthy.
It seems better to me to talk about how Yes, there is profit here, and yes, there is a reason that the platform might want new users, more users, because network effects tend to scale based on that.
If he doesn't want to have a certain type of user on the platform, that's a fair value to hold, but I guess it's just about being clear about that, so we can make an honest judgment of that position.
Well you provided it yourself, I'd say, with the strawman you set up.
Again, where did you read huge profits? I certainly don't take that position that you seem to be arguing against for some reason.
I hope you stabbed that straw man to your own satisfaction, though.
@volkris I've already raised the argument. You can answer it there.
@volkris
One more strawman argument and I block you.