Saw some asshole griping about people promoting for sale things they make here on Mastodon.
So I blocked his stupid ass instead.
Look. Some folks lost their ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD when Twitter went tits up.
Save the arguments about building on other people's platforms for another time. Because for many, this is immediate, desperate, and is the difference between eating this week or not.
Don't be a dick.
@JenWojcik A lot of us musicians used Twitter and Instagram to promote our gigs. That helped us tremendously. And helped us make income to keep a roof over our heads etc.
There's nothing wrong with promoting our businesses and/or side hustle here on Mastodon.
@IveyJanette Heck, there is no problem promoting your own sh*t ANYWHERE on ANY social media or network.
That's the whole point of these stupid things —to spread news to your social connections. And if you can't do that here, then where are you supposed to do it??
And if you find someone (who you think is) overdoing it, block them and move on.
@shrikant @IveyJanette @JenWojcik THIS!
I was self-conscious when I first promoted something on Twitter and even marked it as an ad.
But then I realized that it isn't legally required to mark ads if it is for your own stuff that you made yourself.
And some countries are very strict nowadays with advertising social media.
TheJen
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