That's still a non-trivial amount of money for a lot of people, however.
Sure, a lot of tech people in the developed world can afford this. But I suspect this is one of the major barriers to entry into the #Fediverse for people in developing countries
The Fediverse is far more centered on the developed world than #Twitter or #Facebook were. And that lack of representation from developing countries hurts us.
The revolution needs to go global if it is to succeed.