Conrad Hackett Dec 1, 2022
2017: "Six reasons Mastodon won't survive: Terrible name, there is no single Mastodon, toots, handles are meaningless, where is everyone, apps feel like a science project."
- @Lance_Ulanoff in Mashable https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-wont-survive
Six reasons Mastodon won't survive

The hot new thing in social media has some big problems.

Mashable
Show threadPaul Vierkant

@Lance_Ulanoff @conradhackett

#friendlyReminder:
#Twitter regards its users as customers.
#Mastodon regards its users as human beings.

Dec 1, 2022 at 9:19pmWeb
Show threadDamien ScullyDec 2, 2022
@paul4kant @Lance_Ulanoff @conradhackett Not sure Twitter regards users as customers, more #assets to extract value from. Much as poultry farmers regard chickens.
Show threadPaul VierkantDec 2, 2022
@conradhackett @DazzlingDamo @Lance_Ulanoff true. We are the asset. 🐔 🍗