nostr:npub1gx0z9mhsqqp8qmt8nhdv6fa3ggl5c7shs4damtsz5dawuzc3vk5s759g2h I know - Nextcloud is one of those, and one of the few businesses I still trust, as we seem aligned on the same values and battles.

I also still overall trust Mozilla, even though they've had their share of mistakes in their long history.

But such businesses are increasingly rare. And, even if in some cases I may have the impression that our values align, I can't help kicking that nasty thought from the back of my mind - that, no matter what your values are, money comes first because businesses can't exist, pay bills or salaries without money.

The big problem here is that, in the lack of sufficient public investments, we don't have compelling alternative business models - or, better, no business models alternative to data harvesting, unsustainable VC funding and subscribe-to-everything are appetizing enough to provide a steady flow of revenue.

Until we change that, I will keep assuming that every single tech business will enshittify once they get the first bill that they can't afford to pay.