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Anyone with sizable audience in this surveillance economy is invited to stuff their add-ons with tracking and ads
minus-squareOtterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoWhat would be a better system for developers to get paid (directly by the users, not shady tracking) for their work? I donate where I can, but that’s more something I do on a whim every now and then when I see a link.
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoA lot of software simply will never earn meaningful income (beyond ads/tracking).
What would be a better system for developers to get paid (directly by the users, not shady tracking) for their work?
I donate where I can, but that’s more something I do on a whim every now and then when I see a link.
A lot of software simply will never earn meaningful income (beyond ads/tracking).