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Aral Balkan Dec 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

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Anthony at Willow House Prints

Thanks @aral, I am here for many reasons, but a modest one is sharing my process, progress, and works - which are for sale. This perhaps hints at how important a choice of initial server is - I decided a .art instance was too narrow for my interests. I hadn’t heard of a backlash against promotion but I guess it is how you go about it