Hey folks!

I’m writing this because funding for the Lemmy project has dropped to critical levels, which could seriously impact its future development.

Thanks to the generous support of our lemm.ee community, our server infrastructure costs are covered, and we even have a few months of runway. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed - lemm.ee wouldn’t exist without your help.

However, infrastructure alone isn’t enough. Our servers run Lemmy software, and without ongoing development, the platform cannot grow or even be maintained.

Lemmy is an open-source project with many contributors, but the vast majority of development work has been carried out by a small group of core maintainers. A few maintainers work full-time on the project, relying solely on donations and occasional grants to support themselves.

I’ve seen Lemmy development up close, and the maintainers have consistently gone above and beyond what I consider the standard for small open-source teams - they are constantly writing code, mentoring contributors, and keeping everything running. Their work is essential, and without continued support, it cannot be sustained.

If you value Lemmy, please consider supporting its maintainers directly. Every bit helps.

Please check out this post for more details about how to support the maintainers: https://lemm.ee/post/63034576

Thank you for reading, I hope you have a great weekend!

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    12 hours ago

    Yet another brain rotted loser defaulting to the lolbertarian logic of “everyone that isn’t me is an NPC”. Brilliant clap back 👏 give yourself a reward pellet for your dynamic thought process.

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      11 hours ago

      lolbertarian

      Really? Is this just something you apply to everyone that disagrees with you online, or am I special?

      Are you having part of this discussion in your head? The last 3 replys you posted don’t even seem grounded in reality.

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        11 hours ago

        As special as the report you filed, being "name calling. “uncivil” like behavior. ", which to be honest had been you this entire time.

        You really should just log off the internet for the rest of the day and go read a book, maybe even go bask in some sunlight. It’ll do you some good for your wellbeing.

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          10 hours ago

          As special as the report you filed, being "name calling. “uncivil” like behavior. ", which to be honest had been you this entire time

          If you can show me where I was, sure. Its all there however, As anyone can see by reading above this whole chain is just replies to you. I don’t even think I made a point or position known other then I don’t think calling someone a “lying little shit” is appropriate for catching a rule 1 ban (with as is always provided with zero explanation) from .ml of all places.

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            10 hours ago

            Calling out habitual liars when they lie and talking down to their uncivil sophist defenders by engaging in pointless banter in order to waste several hours of their life is a perfectly reasonable action to take

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              10 hours ago

              Ok, then where is the lie? All you have to do is show us. I am quite ok to reply to these for a long time myself, as it is nice and sunny out and I don’t need to spend “hours of my life” to do it. Also I would like to point out that what you call “pointless banter” it the core purpose of Lemmy.