[hinkley]

It’s also possible to run an annual event that makes a profit. Which might be something a social network could figure out.

The first club I belonged to as a teenager worked this way. In lieu of high membership dues there was volunteer time spent helping out at or before the event. I was surprised as an adult to learn that some events lose money or only break even.

[extraduder_ire]

Their largest operating income thus-far has been from selling two batches of t-shirts. Alongside some minor affiliate revenue from sending people to a domain registrar which they don't advertise anywhere prominent. (all handles are domain names, getting one that doesn't end in .bsky.social means getting one elsewhere)

[Onavo]

They better start putting together an avant garde Blue Sky art gallery then. Real estate in NYC and SF aren't cheap.

[hinkley]

Which means this is going to end badly. A non profit version would be better off headquartered somewhere lower rent.

[onionisafruit]

How about an annual pancake breakfast at the fire station like the local scouts do?