Bluesky has revealed how it plans to start making money without necessarily having to rely on ads. The platform will remain free to use for everyone, though it’s working on a premium subscription that will provide access to profile customization tools (remember when Myspace offered that for free?) and higher quality video uploads.
One thing that you won’t get as a paid user, though, is any preferential treatment. Unlike certain other social platforms, Bluesky won’t boost the visibility of premium members’ posts. Nor will they get any kind of blue check, according to chief operating officer Rose Wang.
Would just having a supporter badge & supporter plan(s) not suffice?
As in ‘Im paying so this as an open service exists’ and not like ‘Im paying so I need to get something more’?
Just peer pressure, eg every megacorp needs to have a golden supporter badge or it’s not paying it’s fair share & everyone knows it.
I think it would insure a more democratic system in the long term, and even a sustainable financing system for other instances to implement (and even other fossy projects in general).