

Though it’s nice to have support from wealthy people… Building a cult around any single rich person for them to give grants to their liking is not a good idea.
Instead I believe you need to fight for your right to have privacy. Currently it’s Europe who is at risk with ChatControl ( https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ ). At other times, it’s other countries. Some open projects (like Lemmy!) get funded by the European Commission. I believe this is a healthier approach than to believe in good rich guys who’d save you.
I’ll copy my comment from that other thread (since I’m subscribed to both communities):
Though it’s nice to have support from wealthy people… Building a cult around any single rich person for them to give grants to their liking is not a good idea.
Instead I believe you need to fight for your right to have privacy. Currently it’s Europe who is at risk with ChatControl ( https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ ). At other times, it’s other countries. Some open projects (like Lemmy!) get funded by the European Commission. I believe this is a healthier approach than to believe in good rich guys who’d save you.