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They should post a average price per user so we'll know what's the minimum to donate (probably 5$ which is the minimum in the app IIRC)
"As of January 2022, the platform had approximately 40 million monthly active users."[0]
In 2022 they had $30M expenses, so the cost is somewhat under $1/user/year.
They said the minimum donation is there to reduce the viability of scammers using it to check if a stolen credit card number is valid.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation
Divide 50 million by the number of users?
40 million active users, 50 million for 5 years. So I guess 1.25$ if everyone donates, or 5$ if just 25% do. I've done my part then
But how do you know if 25% is a realistically achievable target for supportive users? Could conceivably be less than 10%
I'll donate twice a year then 😅