Mozilla is a force for good, unique in the tech industry. Though it's a flawed organization, we need it, and it deserves our support. https://werd.io/2020/firefox-must-survive
And the Guardian invented a nice model (for paying them) where the "from as little as €1" is as important as the full patron with VIP access to all events.
In "continental Europe" [compare keynote speeches of W. Blau] it is mostly "Give us either data" or "Pay the monster abo" –
However: About Mozilla I saw one question occurring frequently like
"I am enthusiastic about Rust, how can I back it?" or
"I care about Firefox, how to save independence?"
(1/2)
My guess is people don't want to give their money to an org (where much money is in the hand of few and which is dependent of surveillance hypercapitalists).
People want to support content, code, enthusiasm.
"From as little as €1"
Right. And so I sketch out my vision for a bright future:
Mozilla partners with The Guardian, NYT and Spiegel Online.
Together they create the most amazing ActivityPub software and instance giving their readers a safe and trustworthy webspace and amazing reader service, having an income source with many channels and reader retention cause people trust them.
“Shhh! Some of us love illusions.”
Muntz, Nelson
@benwerd I think there's an important distinction between Mozilla surviving -- as a nominal alternative to a monopolist -- and thriving -- where it can make more of a difference in standards and the direction of the platform.
I like the in-browser patronage idea! But I'm also glad they're pursuing subscription product ideas.
Server run by the main developers of the project 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
@benwerd Good analogy with The Guardian (which I pay for every month!)