Eugen RochkoSep 5, 2019
My dream for Mastodon is for it to be a viable choice as a publishing platform for any creator. In other words, for people to not feel like they're locked in to Twitter or Instagram if they want to be professionally successful.
Show threadBob Ham
@Gargron Who would feel that Twitter or Instagram were necessary for being professionally successful?
Sep 5, 2019 at 11:42amWeb
Show threadDavid ChartierSep 5, 2019

@rah @Gargron Virtually the entire industry, every marketing course, blog post, and book, etc.

Source: I work in content creation and marketing industries.

Show threadBob HamSep 6, 2019

@chartier @Gargron

> Virtually the entire industry

Which industry?

Show threadDavid ChartierSep 6, 2019

@rah @Gargron In this instance, publishing. But this train of thought applies pretty uniformly across just about any industry that requires reaching an audience.

As much as I despise to say it, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have the largest audiences right now. So that’s where all the advice says to go. 😔

Show threadAli SheriefDec 29, 2019
@rah @Gargron influencers I guess