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

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@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.