Aral BalkanDec 20, 2022

Are folks really pressuring independent artists, authors, etc., not to promote their work here?

Do you also picket your local independent cafe and mom and pop stores? What happens if you succeed in shutting them down? That’s right, you end up with a McDonald’s in their place.

Please learn to separate capitalists from folks trying to survive under capitalism. Independent people trying to pay their rent isn’t advertising, it’s existing. What Coca-Cola does is advertising.

#fediverse ❤️ #indie

Show threadlertsenem
@aral What? I never witnessed anyone do that here. On the contrary, instances like mastodon.art or mastodon.gamedev.place actively encourage artists to promote their work.
Dec 20, 2022 at 9:02amWeb
Show threadAral BalkanDec 20, 2022
@lertsenem I saw a thread today and also some other folks commenting about it. Best to try and nip something like that in the bud before it poisons the culture of a place (both metaphorically and, given the subject matter, also rather literally).
Show threadJens ZalzalaDec 20, 2022
@aral @lertsenem This. I feel like with the influx of new users we're getting a lot of pretend outrage. We don't need that here. Just enjoy your time here, or don't.
Show threadSeanmclemDec 20, 2022
@aral @lertsenem yeah it’s actually in the rules for some instances. No excessive promotion. Which honestly would prevent a lot of users from migrating here. Many people I followed on twitter would regularly promote courses or content. Also, sometimes they’re literally businesses. That should be ok if we want to replace the bird site, but 🫥
Show threadMiKlo:~/citizen4.eu$💙💛Dec 23, 2022
@seanmclem @lertsenem @aral Therefore (in my opinion) it is important that here on the fediverse you clearly separate your commercial and private activity. That is, either (ideally) your own fediverse instance with your own domain or an account on instances that have a friendly policy for commercial activities done personally (like mastodon.art).