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We're going to join Mastodon I promise. Honestly the reason we haven't joined Mastodon yet is because there have been a million little things to adjust/fix in t

We're going to join Mastodon I promise. Honestly the reason we haven't joined Mastodon yet is because there have been a million little things to adjust/fix in the days leading up to launch to make sure the site didn't break, to edit the stories, get art done, backend business stuff as well. There are a lot of things we wanted to launch with that we haven't had time to do yet, which doesn't mean it's not a priority. As you can imagine we've had a few (very minor) urgent fires in the leadup to launch, so tbh our social media accounts across the board have taken a temporary backseat. Mastodon is high on our list and I'm sure we'll be there by the end of the week if not the end of the day. Thank you for your support!

user_named 3y ago
Sounds like there's lots of overhead.
- ehPReth 3y ago
  I mean, setting up a new publication/company is a little more involved than just idly clicking though setting up a blog on wordpress.com and shitting out a singular 5 paragraph essay if that's what you mean.
TradingPlaces 3y ago
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- mynameisvlad 3y ago
  I mean, they clearly have thought about it. And provided reasons why they haven't done it yet, and even gave a timeline as short as end of day. Did you even read the comment you replied to?
  - TradingPlaces 3y ago
    This was not about Mastodon. It was a general comment about X and the fact that journalists have not abandoned it en masse for reasons that should be obvious to anyone paying attention by this point. They remain on X. They took control of their publishing, and I would recommend taking control of their social by running their own ActivityPub server instead of relying on enshittified platforms who are not their friends, and who view them as the enemy. I’m surprised that every news org hasn’t already done this.
    - nickthegreek 3y ago
      I feel like journos & editors are single-handedly keeping X afloat, as they need and crave what is offers. Its a tough and abusively relationship that I, like you, feel they need to break away from. However, at the same time I do how their businesses might suffer from it. Tough situation.
      - TradingPlaces 3y ago
        They handed control of their audience to platforms without thinking about where that could lead. Now they are in a tough spot. But starting a new venture by doubling down on that twenty-teens mistake seems to especially ignore the history
      - TradingPlaces 3y ago
        I mean, just to hammer this home, Jason had a post about Instagram demoted by Instagram https://www.404media.co/instagram-throttles-404-media-investigation-into-drug-ads-on-instagram-continues-to-let-people-advertise-drugs/ https://www.404media.co/instagram-throttles-404-media-invest...
- b59831 3y ago
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user_named 3y ago

Sounds like there's lots of overhead.

ehPReth 3y ago
I mean, setting up a new publication/company is a little more involved than just idly clicking though setting up a blog on wordpress.com and shitting out a singular 5 paragraph essay if that's what you mean.

TradingPlaces 3y ago

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mynameisvlad 3y ago
I mean, they clearly have thought about it. And provided reasons why they haven't done it yet, and even gave a timeline as short as end of day. Did you even read the comment you replied to?
- TradingPlaces 3y ago
  This was not about Mastodon. It was a general comment about X and the fact that journalists have not abandoned it en masse for reasons that should be obvious to anyone paying attention by this point. They remain on X. They took control of their publishing, and I would recommend taking control of their social by running their own ActivityPub server instead of relying on enshittified platforms who are not their friends, and who view them as the enemy. I’m surprised that every news org hasn’t already done this.
  - nickthegreek 3y ago
    I feel like journos & editors are single-handedly keeping X afloat, as they need and crave what is offers. Its a tough and abusively relationship that I, like you, feel they need to break away from. However, at the same time I do how their businesses might suffer from it. Tough situation.
    - TradingPlaces 3y ago
      They handed control of their audience to platforms without thinking about where that could lead. Now they are in a tough spot. But starting a new venture by doubling down on that twenty-teens mistake seems to especially ignore the history
    - TradingPlaces 3y ago
      I mean, just to hammer this home, Jason had a post about Instagram demoted by Instagram https://www.404media.co/instagram-throttles-404-media-investigation-into-drug-ads-on-instagram-continues-to-let-people-advertise-drugs/ https://www.404media.co/instagram-throttles-404-media-invest...
b59831 3y ago
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