If you're wondering why there are so few news stories about the rise of #Mastodon, it's because nobody is getting paid to game the media about it.
There's no publicists, no cozy ad deals, no suits, no coercion: Nobody is getting rich off of Mastodon
... that's also why it's so enlightening and fun to participate here
@maria Also worth noting is that covering Mastodon as a news story runs counter to the self-interest of those in the media.
News organizations know the majority of their followers are still on other platforms where they profit from clickbait engagement. If they start talking about Mastodon as a viable alternative to those hell sites, they lose followers. When they lose followers, they lose money. Doing a story about Mastodon is literally a drain on profit.
Maria Bustillos
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