silly about the dd article, slightly more serious take
Also, bad takes from opinion writers are one of the best signs a technology is succeeding outside of the mainstream.
For folks that remember when Second Life was new and trendy, bad takes about the inevitable collapse because “these kids aren’t paying attention to the REAL issues” were common. And like Masto, the leftist queer and queer-adjacent communities did just fine, despite ownership of the platform being problematic.
So, yeah.
re: silly about the dd article, slightly more serious take
@Goldkin Is this what it's like for the other side when it comes to the likes of Twitter? Everyone cries that Twitter is dying or whatever, but the "normie" faction look around wondering what the heck they're talking about.
Because I can't see anything about Mastodon dying from here. And it better damn well not. (Not until we revive forums anyway.)
re: silly about the dd article, slightly more serious take
@Goldkin Sounds like investor logic: the public posts are all that matters, they're the meat of human communication! also you better talk about things that are engaging or marketable or we'll filter you
Obviously yes, true communication occurs on more private levels, but you can't get the metrics on *that*...
re: silly about the dd article, slightly more serious take
@Goldkin @Taylor Excuse me, but do you have #brands I could #engage with?