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@Gargron I truly admire the platform and the mission.
I do wonder if it will have financial resources sufficient to meet increasing demand from twitter migrations.
Perhaps US NPR / PBS would be a feasible model to fund growth - semi-non-profit - or as a partnership? Just a thought.