Jeff JarvisNov 25, 2022
With Twitter's collapse, funders should start helping build up federated discourse: supporting development of better security, of moderation aids, of proposals for affordances welcoming to Black Twitter and other communities. Stop thinking top down. Start thinking emergent.
Stop thinking about how to help newspapers. Start thinking about how to help communities and culture speaking for themselves. This is a place to start.
Show threadMatt SchwartzNov 25, 2022
@jeffjarvis I personally don’t think the #fediverse should be opposed to open and honest commercial support. With a proper charter and rules of separation it would be beneficial. I would sponsor a topical server related to my small side biz. I just don’t know where to find people interested in building and running it.
Show threadStan FletcherNov 25, 2022
@randomschmoe @jeffjarvis I think there are numerous opportunities for instances to make money by providing complimentary services and benefits to its members. The beauty of it all is that if a resident isn’t happy with the services — or a better deal is offered elsewhere — they can move whenever they want. Competition between instances will make the Fediverse advance and grow as the market disctates.
Show threadEd Yother ​
@IrwinFletcher0 @randomschmoe @jeffjarvis I guarantee that as soon as an instance figures out how make money by offering services, they will also figure out how to make it harder to "go somewhere else".
Nov 25, 2022 at 11:53pmWeb
Show threadStan FletcherNov 25, 2022
@edyother @randomschmoe @jeffjarvis Yeah, I’m sure you are right about that. Good thing is that if it’s a Mastadon-powered instance that will probably be difficult to do since it will violate the open source license agreement.