>No one is trying to hack the attention of Mastodon users for profit, no one is bombarding us with ads. This is what happens when a new community springs up. I

>No one is trying to hack the attention of Mastodon users for profit, no one is bombarding us with ads. This is what happens when a new community springs up. It finds and audience, it grows because it’s a safe, interesting place, it gets critical mass, and then people become desperate to exploit it - because it’s where everyone is. It’s a newly discovered mine full of ore. It’s not that no one is trying to hack users attention, or advertise. They just haven’t figured out how to do it yet. Because of its nature, Mastodon might end up being a little more resilient, but who knows. The instance I’m on is fairly small and they’re already feeling the pinch of hosting expenses.