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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
@mckra1g I'm sorry to hear this.
Please understand that building an audience on the Fediverse is just like any other social network; some people will love you, some people will hate you, and most will ignore you.
But nobody speaks for the whole Fediverse. There are millions of people here on dozens of platforms. If someone tries to impose some implied rules on you that don't reflect your server's requirements, ignore or block.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It was worth a follow!
You're welcome, and thanks for taking the time to respond. Having spent 30+ years in media (beginning with Time Warner on their digital products in the 1990s), I'm conversant with the nature of online communities. My rant was made as means to call attention to an opportunity for change, to support other creators who may not have the platform I do, and to generate solutions.
@mckra1g I think I wasn't clear. What I meant was, when people say things like, "This doesn't belong on the Fediverse", they are full of it. They have no mandate to say that. They can say, "This doesn't belong in my feed" or "This doesn't belong on our server", but nobody gets to decide what's on the Fediverse.