I absolutely believe the Fediverse needs to remain a space built on transparency, autonomy, and equity for users, instance admins, and developers working on ActivityPub. Look at the current state of social media, power and money concentrated in the hands of a few, stifling innovation and undermining trust. The centralized model isn’t just flawed, I think it’s had a devastating impact on an entire generation.

The Fediverse offers us a chance to rethink how the internet should work. It’s not just about being a space for free expression; it’s also about proving that a values-driven model can support those who keep the lights on. My main question is, can we implement monetization that honors our commitment to fairness, transparency, and equity, while still ensuring that the people supporting the network earn a livable wage?

This isn’t about getting rich, it’s about creating a sustainable ecosystem that empowers us all to build and maintain a trustworthy digital space. The Fediverse is already a success in its own right, but to truly evolve and thrive, I would argue we need a resource model that can drive sustainable innovation and meaningful progress.

TL;DR: I’d quit my day job tomorrow if I could secure a living wage from this work. Many in tech whold do the same. Is a monetization model that fairly compensates those who support and sustain the Fediverse possible?

  • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
    112·
    12 hours ago

    Instances could run stake pools and tie the two together somehow. Perhaps in this case, your username follows whatever pool you’re staking to.

    It’s a solution look for a problem admittedly. It works better in the case that instances act as retail “clubs” like Costco for example. In that case, stakers to said pool could be authorized to get certain deals on products sold by that instance.

    • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      94·
      12 hours ago

      First sign of crypto and I am out. I would speculate that is true of a lot of people in the Fediverse.

      From my perspective, there are only two use cases for crypto 1. Criminal activity 2. Pump and dumps

      • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
        113·
        11 hours ago

        Yeah! How dare people try to have wealth that is actually borderless and self-sovereign. Those idiots are scammers! I will own nothing and be happy. Get out of my way, I need to step in line to bow before the Federal reserve (an organization that I fully admit is corrupt to the core and the very root of the issues in our society). I’m actually a Marxist living in a capitalist society. So, I am too cool to worry about the fact that I actually need money. I’ll just pretend that I don’t need it even though I REALLY do. I’ll do whatever I can to piss on viable alternatives to the Fed just because people were degenerate gamblers and got owned by obvious scammers. Sure the fed can take away my money for no reason, inflate the dollar so that my savings are worth less every single day, and do whatever they feel like with my money but that is a good thing because scammers exist in the world…

        sarcasm

        /s

          • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
            112·
            11 hours ago

            Thanks. 😂 Honestly, I hate scammers. I really do. But they’re SO easy to spot.

            I feel that the hivemind threw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to crypto. Thanks to Do Kwan, Sam Bankman Fried, etc, a whole viable set of technologies aimed at wrestling power from the world bank has been vilified by the hivemind.

              • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
                1·
                28 minutes ago

                Scammers:

                • don’t tend to share any of their their source code
                • usually have an initial token allocation where insiders are given early access to more than 15% of tokens. (this one is a CRUCIAL)…Obviously, the best ITA is one where the tokens are 100% available to everyone at once.
                • heavily market their cryptocurrency before it even has a use-case (most projects fall into this category)
                • their governance is centralized to some charismatic Elon-bro that talks about price all the time
                • don’t let you use any wallet you want (self-sovereignty is CRUCIAL)
                • don’t give you access to your keys at all times (again, self-sovereignty)
                • are usually just some governance token or ERC-20 or some quickly minted Solana token ($LIBRA $TRUMP $MELANIA were all obvious scams)
                • never have a viable peer-reviewed white paper
                • their code is NEVER formally verified by neutral parties
                • use technologies that are not auditable
                • use technologies that are not decentralized

                I’ve spotted many scammers a mile away just starting with this list off the top of my head.

                For instance, I am the moderator of infosec.pub/c/midnight and actually locked my own communities until I see the source code.

                I like the tech from what they tell me. But, I can’t, in good conscience recommend it yet because it ticks some of the above scammer boxes.

                • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  1·
                  2 minutes ago

                  Yet you fail to see the forest for the trees…

                  A system that makes it so trivial to scam people, is a system made for (and likely by) scammers, even if it has other good ideas as well.

            • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
              43·
              8 hours ago

              I don’t know if you know this, but in many places obsession over central banks is simply not a thing. Maybe you need some real problems in your life? It would help you gain perspective.

              And btw, the World Bank isn’t actually a world bank in the literal sense of the word.

              • demeaning_casually@infosec.pubEnglish
                41·
                10 hours ago

                I don’t have time to educate you but:

                • civil asset forfeiture is a thing
                • runaway inflation (and deflation of currencies) due to excessive money printing is a thing
                • the work bank may not officially be a bank but what it is is a giant conglomerate of corporations that owns nations, takes part in coups, assasination, price fixing, and controls the dollar.
                • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  43·
                  9 hours ago

                  Did you really think I haven’t heard of this copytext? It’s pretty standard spam, no?

                  This is not a real thing, it’s more about acting out and tantrums. You don’t care or understand about the issues you describe.

                  With the right oligarch propaganda, you can be trained to claim that spicy mayonnaise is limiting freedumz and shiiiit!!!