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Hi, Everyone!

I just realized something about how the wholesome nature of the community here on CoSo has been affecting my mental health:

It’s not just that you can have a friendly and polite conversation with strangers here, or that you don’t constantly have to have your hackles up, ready to smack down rude comments or trolls. . . I realized that since I’ve been here, I’ve stopped doom scrolling. Thank you CoSo, for being a community that supports my mental health!

#CoSo

Happy belated #Caturday !

#catsofcoso #cosocats #floodthefirehose

How many people wring their hands and complain when there's a problem? How many people wish someone would DO something?

Well, that's what @th3j35t3r has done through his development and maintenance of CoSo.

He saw the problems of soc med and devised very specific solutions to make a better experience--without exploiting or manipulating the users.

Right now, HE is paying to protect US.

That's backwards.

Let's fix this together--Go PRO, if you can.💛

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html

#CoSoLifeSupport

@corlin @th3j35t3r Heck yeah, I know it’s not much, but I gave USD$100 via the Donorbox… Let’s GOOOOOO!

I’m a Pro user and I 99% of the time use the app where a lot of the Pro features aren’t usable other than DM which I’ve used maybe 4 times in 4 years.

I like this place. I like the people I’ve come to know and care about. It’s worth at minimum $4.99

https://counter.social/@Minholkin/109331798163831011

My dear newer followers.

With almost 150,000 users Counter Social costs a LOT of money.
There are no ads here. The only funding stream is all of us!

If you have $4.99 a month to spare, the benefits of going Pro are significant. The kinds of features you won't find anywhere else! Plus the happiness that comes with "taking ownership" of something special.

Please, if you are able, #GoPro

If you can't or you're not ready to take the plunge, no worries!

Big love ❤️

~

Just to emphasize,

If you *can* Go PRO, please do--the platform needs all the help we can give it to cover recent increased operating costs.

That said, if you CAN'T, there's no shame and you are not treated any differently.

There aren't PRO police strolling the hallways looking for the PRO chit.

CoSo will care for you either way.

💛

#CoSoRocks #CoSoLove #truth

PSA - https://counter.social's per month running costs are now at more than 400% above the cost from a month ago. We're having to upgrade our infrastructure faster than the rate of PRO users upgrading.

This place is 100% crowd-powered by its users, not advertisers. Please consider going PRO if you can. If you can't - that's okay too.

Direct PRO upgrade link below, desktop browser users can use the 'COSO PRO' link from the main righthand navigation.

https://subscriptions.zoho.com/subscribe/624288a0180ec989eea396a09020fd9b6a2bba0f6b053217ad482bf477cf719e/COSOPRO

PSA: Our esteemed admin confirmed earlier today that the % Funded bar below the main navigation column still reflects operating costs as they were before a malevolent billionaire tried to drown us with his unchecked hubris.

CounterSocial is 100% community funded. If you believe in an ad-free, troll-free, bot-free social media oasis that does not sell YOU as the product, please consider going Pro. #CoSoTips

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html