Can we buy ads on Reddit?
... not to say that I really want to give them money.
If successful, a Lemmy ad campaign would cost Reddit far more than it would give them.
Make a post, raise funds, its a lot easier than you think.
If we do, we should probably do it well. Otherwise the ads would just be annoying
Also people could be misled into thinking it's a "free speech" platform (and end up attracting the people we really don't want), or end up thinking it's "complicated", both of which would not be desirable.
Came here to basically say this, especially the first couple points. I've talked a few people into trying various Fedi services and cannot overstate just how much they DO NOT CARE about the techy underpinnings of it all. People just want to know a) it's cool b) where to sign up c) where to find the content they're looking for.
Anything else can wait until they learn it naturally over time or specifically ask the question.