If independent creators aren't supposed to promote their work, how am I supposed to know what to buy or recommend to my friends? More importantly, how are they supposed to eat?
C'mon, this is the #Fediverse. If promotion bugs you that much, put your big person pants on and curate your feeds instead of bellyaching. Yes, I know people can abuse self-promotion (like porn, you know it when you see it), but most creators are just trying to find an audience and survive. Give them a break.
@Tim_Eagon I like self-promotion a lot - I've just been muting the 'we post promotions every day for the same thing at 3PM, 4PM, and 5PM'. And that's how you do it!
I've had a lot of talks about this and there's a weird vibe of 'this is my space, get out, follow my rules' when... everyone is following the instance's rules. Just mute people!!!
I'm sure someone out there has muted MY ridiculous musings, and someone else will do it too when I advertise my work coming up.... and that's OK!
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