It's funny: Both Bandcamp and Patreon had the easiest and most straightforwardly long-term profitable business models imaginable: Sit between indie creatives and their fans, provide some basic services for mediation (comment sections, media posts, semi-global payment) and take enough of a cut of any payments to cover the costs and then some.

But because that business model wouldn't scale forever, they are instead being gutted, because ever _increasing_ growth is the only model capital accepts

Is it possible to go viral on Mastodon yet? For science boost this post for me.

*genius marketing tactic engage*

*reading Atlas Shrugged*

This could’ve been an e-mail.