Most people do not like surprises, especially surprises involving their work and/or money. Even if it may be a ‘good’ surprise, many simply do not like them.
How would a surprise day off work? “Surprise, you commuted into work today for no reason! Go home!”
Most workers desire consistency.
Why leave the app installed if you’re done using it?
I can’t recall specific examples but I’ve definitely heard of folks that use patreon as a subscription thing and have the kofi for one-time donations. I don’t know their financials, obviously, but it seems to me that it works.
Lemmy is a platform without an algorithm, the content curation is in your hands.
My feed is shitposts and cute animals, if you don’t like what you see then unsubscribe from those communities.
In my opinion people focus too much on what lemmy could be and are failing to appreciate what it is.
Engaging with the platform as it is will better attract others than going elsewhere and promising things that lemmy might not ever be.
Thia feels like the Powerpuff Girls intro, but replace Chemical X with Young Sheldon.