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> That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and Threads. There's no permanent way to finance it. This phrasing makes it sound like Twitter
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> That's why Mastodon will never be a true competitor to Twitter and Threads. There's no permanent way to finance it.
This phrasing makes it sound like Twitter is currently profitable. Actually it's Twitter that doesn't have a permanent way to finance itself, whereas donations to Mastodon could scale with its user base.