Eugen RochkoMastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms. VCs don't want a sustainable business, they want a big exit. Every VC-backed business is on a timer to deliver or die.
Jon Ivy （艾森）@Gargron been spending a lot of time explaining to college kids that being good at capitalism and being good at business are two different things, both functionally and morally different.
William Pietri@jon Thank you for your service! Rampant financialization has confused a lot of people about what good businesses are about