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Re:Why Lichess will always be free by tonyedgecombe on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:14AM (#26912333)
>If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed.

No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us.

The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough.

Re:Why Lichess will always be free by ZephyrBlu on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:25AM (#26912749)
> No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us

"I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer"

> The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough

Where did you get this idea from? If you control your expenses (Like it sounds like the founder does) then the "never having enough" problem doesn't exist. At that point more money just means a larger buffer.