Dan GillmorJul 29, 2023

I hope that Mastodon folks who like to scold newcomers will realize how off-putting -- and damaging -- that behavior is.

Please be helpful, not scornful. Let's reduce the genuine risk of poisoning fediverse growth, and thereby giving social-media oligarchs indefinite control over online discourse.

Having said that, Mastodon/fediverse could/should do more to make users' experiences more gratifying.

Read this essential post from @kissane to understand more. https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

Show threadsocJul 29, 2023

@dangillmor @kissane This VC-think is kinda weird.
This is not a product, i. e. growth doesn't earn money, it costs money.

Are you paying, or what is your opinion based on?

Show threadMatty RosesJul 29, 2023
@soc @dangillmor @kissane more people means more content, and less in the walled gardens. Both of these are good.
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@mattyroses @dangillmor @kissane https://chaos.social/@soc/110776301295750030
soc (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Also, never expect journalists that use social media for "reach" and "exposure" to understand that the overwhelming majority of people using this forum to talk to friends and friends' friends are perfectly fine with how it works.

chaos.social
Jul 29, 2023 at 8:52pmWeb
Show threadMatty RosesJul 29, 2023
@soc @dangillmor @kissane yeah, moving people from corporate platforms to Mastodon helps with that.