I'm deeply grateful that #Mastodon, for all its flaws, is an alternative space to other #SocialMedia. It's open, independent, and free from ads and algorithms. That is rare and precious these days! Though it should be the norm.

#Jezebel, also for all its flaws, provided something special on the #internet: a space for #women, #feminism, #ConfessionalWriting, sarcasm, and #Millennial coming-of-age. I'm not sure what or who on the #internet is shaping younger generations in the way that Jezebel shaped me, but I worry that it's something more sanitized, less private, and less experimental. In other words, I worry that it's something more focused on being marketing-friendly to brands, rather than focused on engaging and worthwhile content that connects people. I worry that it's something that leaves the worthwhile content creators in a more precarious position than they would have been in even a decade ago.

#Writing #Community #Precarity