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1. Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:12:46 JST Eugen Rochko

   Me, feeding 2 people and 2 cats on a 60k EUR salary without benefits (because technically self-employed), reading those comments that claim a 501(c)(3) is some kind of nefarious scheme to hide money 😐

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:21:44 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Aenea

     @aenea There is nobody from venture capital on the board. Biz is a founder. Amir is a lawyer who specializes in digital technologies. Karien is a philanthropist.

   • Aenea (aenea@paquita.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:21:45 JST Aenea

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     @Gargron I don't think it's hiding money that sparks attention. Most would have no problem with you having a higher salary, specially given the state of the tech world. What raises an eyebrow is the venture capital and AI/Blockchain members of the board

   • ninavizz (ninavizz@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:24:25 JST ninavizz

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     @Gargron I'm sorry, friend. Many more of us love what you've done with Mastodon, and as a fellow adult also feeding 2 people and 2 cats, it's impossible to NOT understand why the US NGO status is important necessary.

     Kids, adults living in isoluation & grifters gonna whine. You just stand tall, and keep on keepin' on with your shine.

   • ninavizz (ninavizz@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:27:16 JST ninavizz

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     @Gargron Also: Esra'a is one of thee coolest cats around, and you have some AMAZING hearts & minds for change through community, on that board. Maybe the haters are just jealous? :batman:

   • δημοκρατία (ppampolim@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:35:56 JST δημοκρατία

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     @Gargron Follow you for your photo posts, specially the Cannon ones.

     Don’t let the haters get to you :)

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:39:27 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Aenea

     @aenea Angel investing is not the same thing as venture capital. Venture capital firms are a specific thing, and Biz is not part of that thing. Myself and other board members also disagree with Amir about AI. But he cares about Mastodon and he brings a lot of irreplaceable experience in law.

   • Aenea (aenea@paquita.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 05:39:28 JST Aenea

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     @Gargron Wikipedia mentions Stone is an angel investor. Amir's link in the mastodon Blogpost mentions AI in the first paragraph. This of course raises questions, given the state of AI bubble + venture capital. The objective of the board might be different, the talks you have had and whatnot. But at first glance this is what people will see

   • Veedems (veedems@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 06:12:29 JST Veedems

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     @Gargron convinced me to donate for a year. Please keep up the good work.

   • norbiewegs (norbiewegs@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 07:27:33 JST norbiewegs

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     • Aenea

     @Gargron @aenea No need to justify.

   • 👁️‍🗨️ (thecuriouseye@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 07:31:50 JST 👁️‍🗨️

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     @Gargron "It's complicated".

   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (o_simardcasanova@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 07:38:09 JST O. Simard-Casanova in English

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     @Gargron Thank you for everything you do. The people who are saying that are unhinged ideologues.

   • William Gunn (williamgunn@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 09:23:49 JST William Gunn

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     @Gargron Reading this thread with people calling you out for imaginary things about people on your board. 🤪

   • WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 09:54:50 JST WTL

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     @Gargron If they don’t like it they don’t have to support it. Being a charity in the US encourages more Americans to donate.

     Would be nice if there was an internationally-accepted “for the good of everyone” organization without having to file paperwork in 100+ countries.

   • gi124 (gi124@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Apr-2024 12:58:49 JST gi124

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     @Gargron thank you for your work and time. free, decentralized social media is the way to go.