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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Feb-2023 17:48:08 JST Aral Balkan

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   • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr

   @RickiTarr Thing is, the fediverse is ideal for journalists as a means of emancipating themselves from corporate hegemony.

   It’s just not great for PR hacks posing as journalists.

   • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr (rickitarr@beige.party)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Feb-2023 17:48:09 JST Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr

     I keep seeing articles about Mastodon slumps, and journalists going back to Twitter. Is it fair to say, that maybe Mastodon isn't for journalists, or brands, or even people who want large accounts? Maybe Mastodon is true social media, for people who want to interact and discuss, not be influenced, sold to, or manipulated with cult style tactics and followings. There will always be groups who dislike the idea of the people controlling their own inputs, people who don't like the idea of accessible Administration, and people who don't like the idea that if we don't like a space that we can just move to another one, or even create our own. Individualism is scary to the kind of people who thrive on complacency, and not challenging the status quo.