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8 months agoYes, I agree it’s a lot.
I think that with “recruiting” and “HR services” they mean outsourced services, so maybe not all of it goes directly to the employees.
Yes, I agree it’s a lot.
I think that with “recruiting” and “HR services” they mean outsourced services, so maybe not all of it goes directly to the employees.
It’s not only salaries:
about half of Signal’s overall operating budget goes towards recruiting, compensating, and retaining the people who build and care for Signal. When benefits, HR services, taxes, recruiting, and salaries are included, this translates to around $19 million dollars per year.
It says that they have 50 full time employees.
For a YouTube replacement, maybe look into Nebula, it’s a subscription streaming service, but owned by the content creators, no ads. It also has some podcasts.
Regarding music, I listen mostly to somaFM. It’s an Internet radio with lots of different stations. Mostly independent artists. It’s free, no subscription, no ads, listener supported (you can donate/buy merch to support them).