I imagine that with the influx of new users, instances paid by volunteers will be stretched. Some I imagine are creating instances, to spread out the load, but some of us cannot / don’t want to create and manage instances. For these efforts to be successful I imagine that monetary support would be helpful.
Is there a way to support instances / development?
Each instance admin will do their own thing. Check the sidebar on the front page of your instance, usually it would be mentioned there.
To support development, click “Join Lemmy” at the bottom of the page, then scroll to the bottom. The devs have several methods to accept donations.