[Daily random quote out of context from my academic book about Mastodon]
Since tech reporters were largely unfamiliar with GNU social, but were definitely familiar with Twitter, they also started calling Mastodon a Twitter alternative. This happened in a spate of articles that appeared in April […]
[Daily random quote out of context from my academic book about Mastodon]
There are two fundamental problems at play here. One is network effects: people use Facebook or Twitter because other people are using them. Corporate social media are useful because they have many people on them – friends […]
[Daily random quote out of context from my academic book about Mastodon]
While that work can be fulfilling, it can also take a toll. Asking for donations, managing servers, and selling art or tickets can grind people down. Donations can be an unreliable channel for server funding […]
