Working out the final touches on a set of Mastodon merch. Hopefully it won’t be long now, and I think you’ll like it!
@Gargron please let there be FlexFit ball caps!
@da5is @Gargron I love flexfit nonstructured hats. They're my favorite.

@Gargron The "everything is fine" mastodon gif would be cute on a shirt, if you could work out a deal with the artist.

edit: https://mastodon.nz/@TheAtheistAlien/109331847144353101

But without the speech bubble, maybe.

🦥 Mx.Grey ☭ :verified_gay: (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images mastodon vs twitter (updated)

Mastodon NZ
@Gargron Of course we will love it, most of us are as easily excited as children.😂
@Gargron
I hope you stock Mastodon-branded propeller beanies for chimpanzees!
@Gargron will there be a John Mastodon body pillow :O!
@Gargron I cannot wait for a limited edition John Mastodon body pillow
@Gargron
Cool, I look forward to shopping.
@Gargron Please please make sure the t-shirts aren't made in sweatshops
@tansy @Gargron We don't do t-shirts, but we can do upcycled products with an ethical manufacturing partner. :) https://morphbags.com
Morph Bags

Morph rescues useful materials from becoming waste. We use them to develop products made for daily use and work to improve the livelihoods of the people we collaborate with. We want to help foster the circular economy and bring everyone we can along with us!

Morph Bags
@tansy @Gargron Indeed. I am here to support ethics not false economy.
@Gargron Ooooh are there gonna be jackets? Please say there are gonna be jackets!

@Gargron

Hopefully there's an enamel lapel pin in there!

@Gargron yay! I really hope there are some fine gauge t-shirts cut for women.
@Gargron Go on your honeymoon, dude!
@Gargron will it ship to India?
@Gargron I'm excited to see what you come up with! As a fan of Mastodon, I appreciate your dedication to putting out quality merch. Looking forward to supporting the brand with some new gear!

@Gargron

Considering the large #3Dprinting community here on Mastodon, please also offer some designs we buy online and print at home.

PLEASE? 🥰

@MaryPot @Gargron And if you're looking for a site to host and sell the models with Mastodon sharing, we'll be there 🤗
@Gargron may I ask a slightly strange question... maybe.
So far, I haven't seen any ads here, but... a few companies are pre-orientating towards ad-free apps. And... I really, really like Mastodon. I literally ran away from Twitter. And I also hate the ads I am constantly seeing (elsewhere). If you consider monetizing Mastodon, would you also consider an ad-free version, like YouTube, for example. (Irrelevant ads/fraudsters/lies/ often even abuse and harassment,i.e. lie masked as an ad.)
Mastodon will never and can never be monetized. It’s impossible. Mastodon.social may run ads and Mastodon’s source code may even be edited to allow for ads, but Mastodon / the Fediverse as a gobal interoperable network functions without ads for now, and will so forever. Even if ads would be implemented as an option, there will always be instances that choose against it and forks of clients that won’t display the ads (such exist for centralized platforms too, Barinsta for Instagram, Infinity for Reddit, Nitter for Twitter, etc. etc.)
@Erik @Gargron
Wonderful! If you are able to pay your bills and certify a legitimate source of income for the spending you have.
What is your source of income anyway. I apologize for this. I hope you don't mind asking. Asking how you pay your bills is like asking who you work for.
Oh, that’s simple! I’m the CEO of my Cybersecurity company. Running this Fediverse server is a side project that doesn’t consume much money - however, many big instances like mstdn.social are funded through donations!
Mastodon 🐘

A general-purpose Mastodon server with a 500 character limit. All languages are welcome.

Mastodon hosted on mstdn.social
@Erik @Gargron
"DONATIONS"?
You know that this is a code word for blackmail and extortion, don't you?
A "security" guy who funds his venture via "DONATIONS"!
@Erik @Gargron
I can not make statements on who you are and what you do. But YOU SHOULD definitely know what the word "donations" stands for. Unless you don't live in the UK, in which instances - who gives an F what you do. That's why you have the Police and the intelligence for - to protect the ACTIONS of "respectful gentlemen" like you, from people who TALK "inconveniently" like me.
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Where are you from, Erik?
@Gargron I need ALL OF IT! I know this even before seeing it.
@Gargron Don’t forget a Mastodon Airways shirt.
PLEASE do not make T-Shirts or other shirt that stems directly from child slave mines (PLEASE!!!)