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1. Constance Variable (lambadalambda@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2017 21:59:34 UTC Constance Variable
   How can there be no ads? Because your admins are paying for the servers and run them as a hobby. It's not crazy expensive, but it does take up free time. They still do it because they enjoy the communities that develop. These instances are free with no ads because nice people are running them as a gift for you because they like you. Now, is that better than Facebook's or Twitter's business model or what?
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   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Thursday, 13-Apr-2017 00:18:09 UTC Hallå Kitteh

     • compthink
     Don't let the #sharingeconomy buzzword fool you. Smoother marketplaces for buyers and sellers of services to find each other are great, but selling is not sharing, and it has zero to do with the #gifteconomy, except possibly the internet that enables it.
     
     If your point is that tech journalists will conflate them, you are absolutely right.