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 I would agree, yes the paid ads are far and few between. Also, the amount of content is less because of how many users are using this app, it seems worse than other media apps; however it once you are using it, it becomes like a book; after opening a book you can look into how it works, and what it does!