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 threadSzymon NowickiDec 20, 2022
@aral what’s the problem with big companies advertising here anyway? Assuming they open their own instances or donate to existing ones IMO it’s all good. They have same abilities to post their content just like celebrities and everyone else. If I don’t want to see it I can mute it. Or ban even.
Show threadm0bi
@hey Do you know the case of the XMPP protocol and Google Talk?
Or diaspora* and Google Plus?
The problem is that they always cartelize, seize for themselves, and then abandon, thus destroying.
@aral
Dec 20, 2022 at 6:13pmWeb