We use metresticks now.
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Upwork, freelancer, fiver are all gig websites you could use, since it’s a hobby project that’s probably your best bet.
Alternatively design discords might help, make sure to let them know it’s paid.
If you’re looking for more premium then look for specific designers/web devs outside of these places.
Who owns fedi content? You need to own it to licence it.
What constitutes a non-for-profit entity? What if someone creates an instance that’s part of a larger website that makes a profit on other things. Would they be sued? Servers need funding from somewhere.
Would it hurt the little servers more than meta long term? This is open source and hopefully widely used software so legal constraints could become a minefield for small organisations that federate.
My grandad was on the HMS Arethusa playing poker with shipmates in WW2, went to the toilet on another part of the ship just as it was bombed. All the other poker players he left were killed.
I also sometimes think about how my grandad's bowel movements creating my entire family line.