Post #2270340

2025-10-06 01:34 UTC

@LilPecan@mastodon.social When social media was invented it was about keeping up with family and making new friends. Then people started promoting stuff they use to make a living and businesses started requiring that they and any of their "personalities" have a presence online. And they started LARPing their official personalities to sell TV shows, magazines, books. People who came of age in that era forgot that there was a reason average people wanted to write. To be heard, to be seen, to see others.

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@LilPecan@mastodon.social 2025-10-06 01:40

@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social I was on Twitter when no one knew what it was. I was on MySpace before it was used for music promotion. I miss those days.

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@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social 2025-10-06 01:43

@LilPecan@mastodon.social with me, feeds that are nothing but links to their substack or YouTube channel get likes but no boosts, at best. If you want to say it, say it here. If someone links to an article that says a thing that is really important to them, great. If it is behind a pay wall, boosts will be removed. I'm not here to buy a thing. I'm too poor for that anyway. Say it, share the pictures. Get angry, or share joy. Make stupid jokes. Promote ideas you feel strongly about. Be human, be friendly.

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@mattmaison@mastodon.world 2025-10-06 11:09

@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social @LilPecan@mastodon.social This is a good point. Why do people care so much when people post their thoughts, but have no problem with people posting paid promotions and corporations.

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@praetor@mstdn.social 2025-10-06 11:44

@Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social @LilPecan@mastodon.social that's why MySpace was the shit. I don't remember how their revenue stream worked...if they even had one. I don't remember seeing ads. I think they got some money for song plays on people's profiles. But I was friends with so many cool indie artists.

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