Panu KujalaNov 19, 2022
stux⚡️

Twitter cannot exist without a team of developers and engineers to keep it running 24/7 and I have a feeling Elon will soon realise this if he hasn't already

If I see how much work (love it though) it brings to only support ~100K people on a platform I don't wanna know the resources Twitter needs..

But the beauty of the #Fediverse is that I'm not doing it alone, not even by a long shot. It's more like every Fedi server admin out there is working for the fedi for free❤️ Haha, even paying for it

Nov 19, 2022 at 2:45pmWeb
Show threadstux⚡️Nov 19, 2022

We don't 'work' for money but do it as a passion for you!  A way of contributing a little to a better use of the internet 💪

Yesterday 3 words stuck in my head that still are a little weird in my view: "social media company". It's what Twitter, FB and many others call themselfs but somehow the word "company" does not fit there somehow.

Social media shouldn't be a business but more like a public service. I mean even our government uses Twitter for giving out information, dafaq.

Show threadKate GreerNov 19, 2022
@stux at the very least perhaps a social benefit entity of some sort, a B-Corp?
Show threadJennifer TaubNov 19, 2022

@stux

Thank you!

This is why I joined your patreon. Hope others do too!

https://www.patreon.com/mstdn/posts

Show threadstux⚡️Nov 19, 2022
@jentaub It means a whole lot!  thank you Jennifer 
Show threadThe Queen of Weltschmerz🏳️‍⚧️Nov 19, 2022
@jentaub @stux I absolutely second this, and I’m also pinging a little monthly cash your way via Patreon!
Show threadZhi ZhuNov 19, 2022

@rebelrebel62 @jentaub @stux

Yep. I also set up automatic monthly payments through Patreon to help support @stux and mstdn.social

Show threadOld Hippie ⓋNov 19, 2022
@ZhiZhu I made an annual donation. We need to support this place.
Show threadZhi ZhuNov 19, 2022
@old_hippie
Indeed we do.
Show threadRyan Egesdahl Nov 19, 2022
@jentaub @stux Same and seconded! This is something I want to keep alive.
Show threadKelly Wheaton 🦫💧🐸 🌻🌹Nov 19, 2022
@stux social media NETWORK!
Show threadaddieNov 19, 2022
@stux I’ve been writing about it as the difference between a “social media platform” and “social networking service”. Mastodon hosts are providing the latter. Twitter is the former, a platform with a bunch of services mostly aimed at B2B and where user is the product.
Show threadChristinaNov 19, 2022
@stux Thank you so much!
Show threadRevNancyFitzNov 19, 2022
@stux Good point. It’s a community in its best form, not business although it comes with a cost to those of you running the servers.
Show threadCarol 🦋Nov 19, 2022
@stux that is absolutely true. But it's tough because in my opinion, a lot of things should have nothing to do with profit lol
Show threadLadrillo_azulNov 19, 2022

@stux well, a company can offer a public service. It depends on how healthy the market is. If a company plays in a free market system with rules and compating with other companies they will offers good prices and quality "public" services as they proffit off of the business.

Monopolies and corporatism are symptoms of a sick marketplace as they prefer profits more than quality, fair prices, etc.

Show thread[shabbs]Nov 19, 2022
@stux There is most certainly a much bigger "community" feel here vs TheOtherPlace... and that is amazing.
Show threadLaurie BrunoNov 19, 2022
@stux I will start donating. Thank you, for being our moderator.
Show threadLaurie BrunoNov 19, 2022
@stux donating on Patreon. Thank you!
Show threadTil KlemNov 19, 2022

@stux

Thank you!

Show threadJay Arnold Nov 19, 2022
@stux thank you 🙏🏼💙
Show thread🌬 NorthWindNov 19, 2022
@stux Totally agree. … and it seems that Jack Dorsey would also agree, but look how fast things have changed. I believe he’s a good man. I wonder what he thinks now. ….I book marked this a few months ago off the bird site.
Show threadDannyboyguymanNov 19, 2022
@stux I am eager to see some of those useful public sector accounts set up someplace in the fediverse, NOAA and NWS, USGS and all the various parks services and municipal transit agencies, we absolutely need these here
Show threadJeffNov 19, 2022
@stux I do think there should be a public utility with a similar function as social media, but I worry how that would work in practice with how volatile our government (at least in the US) is these days. Some way to insulate it from politics would be absolutely necessary. Our public media, such as it is, often winds up a target when those with a more authoritarian bent are running things.
Definitely appreciate all that you're doing and I am more than happy to help how I can through Patreon!
Show threadFootnotedNov 19, 2022
@stux  this sentiment. Just sent a donation to help support your work.
Show threadMira KamdarNov 19, 2022
@stux Just signed up for support via Patreon and prepaid fo a year. Thank you so much for all your hard work.
Show threadThalassNov 19, 2022
@stux
I'm looking forward to more government bodies starting their own instances, like the EU does. I can see the Canadian government integrating theirs with the rest of their very consistently themed websites.
Show threadErik MogensenNov 19, 2022
@stux Social Network Utility?
Show threadKCNNov 19, 2022
@stux “Social Media Conspiracy” would be a more accurate description
Show threadAlliNov 19, 2022
@stux I don’t know you personally, but I believe you’re a gift to this community. Thank you for your service 💜
Show threadNordic821Nov 19, 2022
@stux thank you!
Show threadMWest ✅✔️☑️🏁Nov 20, 2022
@stux hey, I gave you a year’s worth of support through your #patreon account the other day! 🐸
Show threadDr Johnny BlanchardNov 19, 2022
@stux yep, a better future by the sweat of our brows ;)
Show threadBaudiNov 19, 2022
@stux I subscribed to your patreon because I appreciate the work you’re doing. Would you be willing to post data regarding the costs and fees of maintaining the servers as new users join? I think the transparency will help people understand the costs associated (not to mention the time spent) and encourage more users to donate. Thanks again!
Show threadBig BorisNov 19, 2022
@stux most of the people he is sacking are BS jobs like HR and diversity officers. Engineers still there.
Show threadRaider of the Lost DocsNov 19, 2022
@boris6888 @stux That's incorrect. There are whole departments with no engineers left to run them.
Show threadCallalilyNov 19, 2022
@stux
You do a fabulous job. And I appreciate your hard work & dedication. If everyone contributed a few dollars each month to help you out. It would help you with the costs.
Show threadArturo Padilla Nov 19, 2022
@stux We are going to see it happen soon enough. The #WorldCup will not be fun for Elon. ⚽
Show threadKate GreerNov 19, 2022
@stux and we ar beyond grateful for your service 🙇🏼‍♀️✨
Show threadDamNov 19, 2022
@stux Yeah, these past few weeks of seeing the various server admins' efforts to keep this fleet of ships afloat has been eye-opening.
Show threadApojaapNov 19, 2022
@stux It is more a company and less social.
Show threadBelghast Nov 19, 2022
@stux thanks for taking care of our home/s :)
Show threadBarry Schwartz Nov 19, 2022

@stux It isn’t just that. For Twitter to operate it needs lawyers and public relations and advertiser relations and a payroll department and so on and on and on. Without those things, it cannot run.

And it might well be raided by the authorities one day, if it keeps this up.

Show threadKrisNov 19, 2022
@stux
Thanks so much for all you do! Admittedly, I'm just here for the #cats but I'm enjoying it so much I'm starting to expand my interests!
Show threadSupermanHotMaleNov 19, 2022
@stux
So very true! 👍
Show threadTim ChambersNov 19, 2022
@stux Amen. Labor of love. ❤️
Show thread@GatekeeperNov 19, 2022
@stux
Elon just shoved the knife in further. He asked Twittville if he should bring Trump back.
He did this because of Garlands decision yesterday. Read the tea leaves.. Trumps on the way back.
Show threadBrett NelsonNov 19, 2022
@stux Thank you for your work helping make the #fediverse what it is. I’m also contributing via Patreon. Having an online community with ads or algorithms is like breathing fresh air! And people who use it, need to support it financially. That’s how this can continue.
Show threadSpace laser fella (Peter Hyde)Nov 19, 2022
@stux I'd much rather chip in here than subscribe elsewhere.
Show threadMathieu FenniakNov 19, 2022

@stux I recall when Twitter used to be notorious for their Fail Whale -- the page that popped up when errors occurred loading content. The #Fediverse will have it's problems too, and the community will invest to solve them and create something great. 🙂

(Maybe the average social media consumer today won't be tolerant to those problems in the short-term... but... 🤷, what can you do)

Show threadRealFriscoKidNov 19, 2022
@stux Now you need to publish the recipe for changing empty domain into a Mastodon server. PLZ
Show threadPoeticLicenseDKNov 20, 2022
@stux
Now that Elon has reinstated TFG on Twitter, that site is dead to me.
Show threadKris Gainsforth - KB0STGNov 20, 2022
@stux I appreciate the work you and everyone on Mastadon team and server maintainers do for us.
Show threadCloroformaNov 20, 2022
@stux I don't think he's realized 💩 about Twitter. At all.
Show threadRoh AshNov 20, 2022
@stux thank you for all you hard work. How are you supporting yourself? Are you going to have ads?