[ExI] Capitalistic Corruption

[Adrian Tymes]

Wouldn't the alignment of instances, and keeping instances completely
separate from one another, reduce Mastodon to echo chambers in most cases?

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 2:17 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I don't enjoy social media that much and I never had a twitter or a
> facebook account, and I don't even have a smartphone, so with that in
> mind, why twitter?
>
> Did you ever try mastodon? If you choose an instance aligned with your
> interests and/or values, maybe you will get more pleasure out of the
> experience?
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel
>
>
> On Sat, 13 May 2023, Gadersd via extropy-chat wrote:
>
> > Some of the members on this list strongly support Elon Musk’s
> acquisition of twitter. My experience, however, is growing negative. I have
> noticed a significant decrease in the quality of tweets that show in my
> feed. I’ve been flooded with cookie cutter exaggerations from influencer
> types who have paid at least $8 per month for twitter blue which promotes
> their tweets above the rest. Twitter now feels like an advertising platform
> where tweets are ranked according to the amount of money influencers pay to
> promote their tweets rather than by wit and merit.
> >
> > I must admit that I generally like capitalism, but I don’t think the pay
> to win views approach is good for social media. I much prefer a fairer
> playing field where posts are not ranked based on money, but rather
> popularity derived from originality and ingenuity. I am okay with a few
> ads, but having every high ranking post be more or less an ad degrades the
> experience for me.
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