I'm also tempted to start by thinking about the moneys — after all it's hard to be sustainable without revenue. But that's only part of the problem and money is

I'm also tempted to start by thinking about the moneys — after all it's hard to be sustainable without revenue. But that's only part of the problem and money is by no means a solution. Indeed the revenue streams discovered by Google and Meta — while responsible for the financial success of those companies — are also responsible for disinformation and degrading quality from user perspective. If the thing that makes HN enjoyable is the community, maybe we should see it more as a commons and worry about how it is/can/should be governed. Taking Wikipedia as an example, if the worst that comes out of the money problem is an occasional desperate plea from Jimmy Wales begging for a small donation, I'm perfectly happy. Would it be possible to foster a similar community using a platform like Mastodon? If, yes — it might already exist... Anyone have a pointer?