@samir
Sorry, I am not pointing the finger at anybody. And you are right, in many specific cases there are many reasons for not paying.
However, by looking at the big picture, observing so many volunteer-based projects (e.g. mastodon servers) run by generous people who struggle to meet ends, i think that we have a general societal problem.
And I think this amounts to the general attitude, that has been built in people's mind in the last 20 years, that software applications and internet services are basically for free. And this is why we are in such a dire situation of monopoly on basic internet services.
It's just my point of view, of course, feel free to challenge it.
@oblomov