Davy Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHow much time and money would it take to set up and maintain a server similar to disroot.org, offering the same services, for a group of ten people?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down12
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareHow much time and money would it take to set up and maintain a server similar to disroot.org, offering the same services, for a group of ten people?Davy Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoPlenty of people do. That’s why minimum wage is a thing.
minus-squaremuppeth@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYes and that’s why volunteer fees are nowhere near minimum wage. It’s basically a way to compensate all sort of volunteers helping out non-profits. IMO it’s quite a good system and more of a symbolic then a real pay.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day ago volunteer fees are nowhere near minimum wage Brother, that is the problem that I’m trying to highlight…if no one worked for less than minimum wage, no one would need a minimum wage… Believe it or not, many “non-profits” are not ethical. At least not in the US, I won’t speak to NL or anywhere else.
Plenty of people do. That’s why minimum wage is a thing.
Yes and that’s why volunteer fees are nowhere near minimum wage. It’s basically a way to compensate all sort of volunteers helping out non-profits. IMO it’s quite a good system and more of a symbolic then a real pay.
Brother, that is the problem that I’m trying to highlight…if no one worked for less than minimum wage, no one would need a minimum wage…
Believe it or not, many “non-profits” are not ethical. At least not in the US, I won’t speak to NL or anywhere else.