@Gargron may I ask a slightly strange question... maybe.
So far, I haven't seen any ads here, but... a few companies are pre-orientating towards ad-free apps. And... I really, really like Mastodon. I literally ran away from Twitter. And I also hate the ads I am constantly seeing (elsewhere). If you consider monetizing Mastodon, would you also consider an ad-free version, like YouTube, for example. (Irrelevant ads/fraudsters/lies/ often even abuse and harassment,i.e. lie masked as an ad.)