I can only speak for myself here of course, but it doesn’t matter to me if an app is open or closed source. What matters is having a nice experience. I am currently very happy with Liftoff and I didn’t even know it was open source.

If another app comes along with new or better features, I will try it out and maybe even switch, regardless of whether it is closed or open source. And if they have an attractive pay model for interesting features, why not?

We need to see how it all plays out. What about the Lemmy instances themselves? Especially the larger ones need to make money too. Can they survive solely on donations like Wikipedia, or do they have to run ads at some point in the future?

A few years ago I went to the graveyard to visit my late godfather during the day. On the way out I noticed a woman walking on a parallel pathway. She had bright white clothes on. So I walked, looked over to her and for a short moment my vision was blocked from a tree between us. After that moment she was just gone.

That being said, I didn’t believe in ghosts and I still don’t believe in them. There sure is a perfectly fine explanation. However, you can bet that I bolted from that graveyard.