TrusmanDec 27, 2022
Ryan Lee Sipes ⚡🦅

My favorite quote from this article:

"What’s attractive about Mastodon isn’t the software (it’s not as slick as corporate social media but it’s still very good) — it’s the values of the platform. No one is trying to hack the attention of Mastodon users for profit, no one is bombarding us with ads. It’s just a community of people, communicating."

https://worldhistory.medium.com/tech-journalism-doesnt-know-what-to-do-with-mastodon-df1309f088a0

Tech Journalism Doesn’t Know What to Do With Mastodon

Twitter is a for-profit company with headquarters in California. It has a CEO. It has investors and revenues and a valuation. The purpose of the company is to make money for its…

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Dec 26, 2022 at 2:12pmMastodon for Android
Show threadKeith BöhlerDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes Its one thing I like about FOSS. There actually is a community. For things like Apple or Twitter there are customers.
Show threadStacey AyodeleDec 27, 2022
@keithnator3000 @ryanleesipes Truer words have never been spoken
Show threadHammancheezDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes counterpoint I will venmo you a dollar if you follow me
Show threadAlistair DavidsonDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes it's blindsided the other type of tech journalist - the "tech critic" - in exactly the same way.
Show threadLocksmithDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes It might not be like that in the future, but at least we tried. At least we opted not to stay at the motel infested with roaches and neo-fascists just because its location was convenient.
Show threadThom ZaneDec 27, 2022

@ryanleesipes Nice article!

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Tech Journalism Doesn’t Know What to Do With Mastodon

Show threadThomas H Jones IIDec 27, 2022

@ryanleesipes

I hear echoes of Linux in the late 90s and 00s.

Show threadIan ChardDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes Unfortunately I don’t think this will age well if Mastodon continues its adoption trajectory. The incentives to monetise the platform will simply be too great.
Show threadMrs Mouse at workDec 27, 2022
@ryanleesipes I wonder what part they don't think is as click as "corporate".
Show threadMorganaDec 28, 2022
@ryanleesipes Absolutely!!
Show threadnadin brzezinskiDec 28, 2022
@ryanleesipes @MeidasRomi and I love it.
Show threadUniversal GirlDec 28, 2022
@ryanleesipes Did you know that some of Elon Musk
Investors have some twitter account information on subscribers?
Show threadAndrew GirdwoodDec 29, 2022
@ryanleesipes I need to establish a tempo for making donations to my instance. This article is a reminder that for all the great in Mastodon, I need to contribute cash.
Show threadAlexey MintsDec 29, 2022
@ryanleesipes unfortunately, I think all this "nice community" will remain only as long as this community remains tiny compared to other media. Once it will get more attention and big players start to invest into it - things will change.