@J12t @thisismissem well, they pay for cell service because they have no other way to access it. #wikipedia is I think a better example since nobody is forced to pay for it. Why does it live? Because it has become well known? #mastodon is getting there. By the way, maybe #wikimedia could itself support #fediverse since #jimmywales wt.social did not quite work out? Also, by the way, I think instances with subscriptions, at least optional, would not be crazy.