🧵 Rant incoming: This morning, I saw yet again a message of “don't sell stuff on the Fedi or I'll block you.” The pervasive mood of the “silence brand” GIF is embedded in the culture here. I get it. I was on the internet in 1994. I witnessed the influx of monetization as broadcast got wise to the power of social media. But if you (the Royal You) do not support independent/small businesses on platforms like this, we cannot hope to fund the causes that are vital to a thriving, global society 1/3