To touch on this I think the sorting algorithms could do with some improvements, it shouldn’t be possible for one or two communities to completely take over the front page just because there’s a lot of activity on those communities.
I recall Reddit used to have a similar issue until they tightened it up.
For now just blocking the specific communities should do.
For now it's mostly donations. I imagine later down the line some instances might start running ads. Or even a subscription model to have an account. Who knows?
That's the nice thing about the fediverse, all these instances can have their own ideas about how to monetize, and if one fails to stay upright another can always take its place.
Okay, how do I block all this meme stuff?
Just as the title says. Dunno why memes are of interest now (out of the loop) but it’s driving me nuts
So how does lemmy make money?
I'm not seeing any ads, and these servers certainly have a cost.... So is this place entirely donation based, or what?