Notices by O. Simard-Casanova in English (o_simardcasanova@mastodon.social)

@Gargron @ernie To be clear Eugen, I immensely respect your work and the work of the team

You clearly punch above your weight considering the limited resources the foundation operate with

Thank you for everything you’re doing!

@Gargron The profile on link preview feature is excellent. Will it work with bridged accounts too (ie Bluesky accounts that are federated with Bridgy, or a similar software)? Thanks!

@Gargron Thank you for everything you do. The people who are saying that are unhinged ideologues.

@Mastodon Congrats! Everything that makes Mastodon and the Fediverse stronger is a welcome advancement.

@pixelfed Dear Lord, this announcement attracted some unhinged replies.

Thank you for your work! FediDB is a great tool.

@Gargron The phrasing of your post is unacceptable.

You have every right to dislike AI, I genuinely don’t care. I’m not a fan myself, and I also abhor companies that predates on creative people to train their models.

But as the CEO of the Mastodon foundation, you have a responsibility to set the tone in a way that doesn’t legitimize abuse against people.

Please edit your post. And please, get in touch with people familiar with executive communications.

https://mastodon.social/@o_simardcasanova/112019748352869685

The more I experiment with #Mastodon and #ActivityPub more broadly, the more I am convinced that it’s possible to build a #Patreon replacement on the #Fediverse

Patreon is a closed platform, but it’s a key tool for many content creators to make a living out of their work: writers, video makers, podcasters, and so on

A Fediverse alternative would basically bridges a payment system with tiered access based on payment status

Even with #Zapier, I think it could already be done!

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Many communities haven’t moved to #Mastodon — and many will never move. This could be an issue, as you may need some form of critical mass of users for such a tool to make sense.

But with the rapid expansion of the #Fediverse, especially with #Threads, this question will soon be solved

Instead of pitching “subscribe to my Patreon to fund my work” and sending people to another, completely different and siloed app, people would basically be able to access private posts everywhere.

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@lutindiscret @mitra Thanks for the reference, I didn’t know this project

@Gargron Thank you for everything you do!

@pixelfed With a grace period?

"Your account will be deleted in 30 days, unless you reactivate it in the meantime"

@Gargron It probably is, I have some data that suggests the network externalities of X have already started to unravel

A platform this big doesn’t collapse overnight. Even if its network externalities unravel catastrophically, it would still take a bit of time (a few months maybe?).

In my opinion, the data is consistent with what they would be if X were unraveling