"The fediverse isn't profitable"
Actually, the fediverse is a great place for artists and creators to find support for work they are passionate about and pour their soul into. It's just not profitable for multi-million dollar corporations that want to fill the pockets of already far too wealthy execs.
This is actually a high-quality fact.
@lowqualityfacts @Earthtoerika
Don't worry. Let's call it a higher-quality low-quality-fact.
As a fiber artist, it took me about a decade to recognize that i can simply say "no" to a commission. I don't have to justify it AND (my favorite bit) I can make things for the joy of making. I don't even need to finish them if i don't feel like it. The act of making is enough. Frogging 16 hours of work can feel similarly exhilarating.
@ms_o YES, THIS!!! Art can (and should) sometimes be completely for its own sake, or for the artists' enjoyment. I'm glad you were able to recognize it and set a boundary. <3
The idea of art having to be monetized nearly made me quit photography. I felt like my work was only valid if I was marketing and selling it, rather than just letting it be what it is - something I love.
Capitalism tries to suck the joy out of everything, dammit!
@izzyamar @lowqualityfacts Sadly, we all need to survive in this Lage-Stage Capitalist hellhole until the Glorious Revolution.
And if this means trying to make some money on the side, so be it.
@juergen_hubert @lowqualityfacts
If a person decides to turn their passion into a career, and it works for them, that's awesome! We should all be able to enjoy what we do. My issue is that, because we are in a Late-Stage Capitalist hellhole, we've somehow collectively gotten it into our heads that hobbies are a waste of time, and productivity and cash are the only true measures of success. No wonder everyone's so burnt out these days - if our hobbies now have to be side hustles, when can we ever just relax and enjoy ourselves?
If we can only see the value of doing something if it's bringing in money, and not recognize the intrinsic value of creation, leisure, and free time, then the Glorious Revolution can't come soon enough.
That is a high quality fact what is happe
It's temporary, it will pass!
@lowqualityfacts That's why multi-billion dollar corps better stay on dying corporate networks like twitter or develop a kind of social responsibility that fits real social media & could well lead to a beneficial coexistence of both.
#Mastodon #SocialMedia #Integrity #Freedom #Democracy #Responsibility
This thread just popped up on my home feed, and I bought your book based solely on this post.
So now you can trace at least one sale to here.
@magitism @lowqualityfacts
I would argue it would depend on whether one files interaction with/in #HephalumpWorld itself in the "profit" category, or not.
I don't make doodley squat off it, cash-wise, but it enriches my life immensely, just by meeting people.
@lowqualityfacts How morally bankrupt is our culture when the question of "is something valuable" has been boiled down and reduced to "how much money is it worth?"
Oscar Wilde put it best: "A fool is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." Capitalism has created a culture of foolishness.
@lowqualityfacts i knew Twitter would never be the same once it went public, but now that it has gone private again, it’s even worse.
i always thought twitter needed to be a nonprofit in order to truly be what it claimed it wanted to be — once upon a time.
@moffintosh popular accounts with lot followers can still add advertising posts into their timeline, but they would really only on voluntary followers to see them. The instance operator may ask such accounts to pay some fee.
If fediverse users don't like the content vs. advertising ratio of such account, they would simply unfollow.
Popular accounts may even just simply link to their sponsors from their profile. In fact it is not that much different from how advertising worked on FM radio, or so. It just cannot easily target users based on knowing their personal preferences, like centralised social media (but as fediverse ecosystem evolves, this may not be true any longer ... except for accounts who really hide everything and just consume)
@lowqualityfacts obligatory “high quality fact” comment
# 8 out of ???
@lowqualityfacts Speaking of which, 2 #fediverse members are posting new music right now. Here's one we posted a couple of days ago. I posted another on Monday night. Being productive. Never make a dime. Not a big name. Don't have a marketing agency. Don't have a war with some other publisher. Don't get invited to talk shows. Never won a Grammy.
Maybe you'd like it.
@lowqualityfacts
Stated another way,
"The fediverse isn't profitable"
"Then your definition of 'profit' is defective and unhealthy."
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