My mom is in a similar situation. We all grew up and moved out of the 5 bedroom house, then Dad died and now she lives in it alone. She doesn't want all the space, but selling and buying a small home would actually not net her any profit and it's a huge hassle.
Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you've heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about....
Microsoft doesn't make any money when I play Minecraft on my PC. I paid them once, 14 years ago, for an account.
I have been receiving new content for free from them on occasion, and playing endless content from the community for mostly free. The community of content creators is what initially brought me to the game when it was in beta and it's what keeps me coming back.
Boost for Lemmy is coming! Same author as Boost for reddit, I double checked just to be sure, it's the same author! (media.kbin.social) en
Southern US Reaches Dangerous "Wet Bulb Temperature". Here's What That Means (iflscience.com) en
Multiple southern states and a few midwestern states are at "extreme threat" levels of "wet bulb temperature".
Fediverse won't replace Reddit as long as Lemmy is the main platform being promoted (kbin.social) en
Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you've heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about....
Minecraft is leaving Reddit (media.kbin.social) en