Took a look at Mastodon's annual reports from 2021 to 2023[1][2][3], and the CEO wasn't just getting low compensation "for a CEO", but low compensation for tech workers in general (28,800 in 2021, 36,000 in 2022, and then 60,000 EUR in 2023). I couldn't find a report for 2024, but I think it's safe to say that the one-time payment was long overdue.
I am worried however that Mastodon will soon cave to the pressures of capitalism, and begin introducing profit-focused changes that undermine its original mission.
[1]: https://joinmastodon.org/reports/Mastodon%20Annual%20Report%... [2]: https://joinmastodon.org/reports/Mastodon%20Annual%20Report%... [3]: https://joinmastodon.org/reports/Mastodon%20Annual%20Report%...
I appreciate that concern, and allaying this is among the reasons that we're getting the AISBL in place and talking more about the mission we have. We certainly have no intention to introduce profit-focused changes, nor do we have investors to satisfy that might push us along that path.
FWIW our 2024 report is being finalised at the moment (we spent much of this year working on other structural and administrative matters around this org change), and a 2025 report will follow.
styanax•2mo ago