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It would be up to each instance to figure out how they want to monetize their community, or if they even want to.

If there's more censorship at the payment layer, I don't see how crypto will be left alone.

I'm not the author, but I guess everyone who runs an instance can monetize it their way, just like email providers - some use ads, some charge money, etc.

I'd also like to know the reasoning behind this. It seems like every reason behind supporting decentralized communities would lend one to also support decentralized financial infrastructure like cryptocurrencies. Also strange that one would be specifically opposed to cryptocurrencies, as any criticism of crypto (abuse, kind of communities it attracts, etc) applies just as much to decentralized software in general.