trent.eth(@trent_vanepps):yes. to expand, the presence or absence of funding always has political consequences. eg. a world of pure voluntarism is brittle, has little redundancy / defense in depth, and is even more at risk to coercion by large orgs because those engaged in stewardship provide contingent and precarious labor the idea that patronage is no-strings attached is naive at best. it thoroughly remains a political economy, just one which chooses different tradeoffs. and some are more visible than others

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2026.09.08 14:24

yes. to expand, the presence or absence of funding always has political consequences. eg. a world of pure voluntarism is brittle, has little redundancy / defense in depth, and is even more at risk to coercion by large orgs because those engaged in stewardship provide contingent and precarious labor the idea that patronage is no-strings attached is naive at best. it thoroughly remains a political economy, just one which chooses different tradeoffs. and some are more visible than others