@derek looking to apply Mastodon directly to your skin? Here's what dermatologists are saying
@robertwgehl literally laughed at loud at that one.
@robertwgehl @derek Like those "Hey, this is your skin" ads
@derek@sunbeam.city
In the article:
Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.
Well, clickbait as usual
@derek Oh boy :DD
Well, if nothing else, it reminded me to support my local instace.
@derek From the article itself:
Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.
They even acknowledge that it’s impossible, the next paragraph is just “Meta could be building a Twitter alternative, invest in that instead!”
The whole article is clickbait.
But there’s speculation that Meta could be building a Twitter alternative.
As Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch’s Managing Editors wrote: “with its existing social pedigree and network dynamics, likely has the best chance of being able to replicate what led to Twitter building the user base it currently enjoys — and also growing that, while turning it into a money-making enterprise at the same time”
@oklomsy Click bait, start to finish... as I now realize my sharing of it was. /facepalm
@derek @oklomsy Nah, it was worth looking at. And BTW it is not true that Mastodon doesn't offer any investment opportunities: one company is offering admin services and server space.
Also, Meta or others could build their own client around ActivityPub, which could federate with Mastodon. Tho not sure what their incentive would be.
@derek I am once again reminded that Forbes contributors' pay per feature is directly based on ad impressions (in many if not all cases).
I'm so old that I remember when their actual slogan was "Forbes: Capitalist Tool" and even in the NY Subway (& NJ Tubes) graffiti artists would rarely tag the ad posters because they were so incredibly boring.
@derek the guy who wrote this, his name sounds like a STD you might pick up.
Why do these people always got to be making money on something?
@derek god forbes is a blight on our society
@derek Okay so let's see how this thing works. Can I really write up to 5000 characters?
That seems like a lot, especially for someone wordy like me.
@johnnyakzam most servers limit to 500 characters. My own allows 1,000 characters. I think 5,000 is rare.
@derek Meta are still clinging on for dear life, I see.
Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.
But there’s speculation that Meta could be building a Twitter alternative.
@derek don't tell them! there's "investment" to get :)
@derek and what the end up plugging is Meta. I am stone cold dead from this.
@derek invest in the fediverse by donating all your money to a mutual aid collective and then never trying to invest in anything else again
@derek That there is some of Forbes's finest clickbait, which is to say, more of the usual.
@derek it's just sobering to understand, that they think the answer to that ("no") is a bad thing. "Look, a community!" "Can I buy it and it will generate money for me?" "No, they are just trying to carve out little spaces for themselves" "ugh, that's disgusting, like vermin? Or worse - poor ppl?!" "You can buy a Facebook thing tho.."
@derek@sunbeam.city
I think they know: "Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.
But there’s speculation that Meta could be building a Twitter alternative. "
And they don't care about fediverse.
@derek "There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.
But there’s speculation that Meta could be building a Twitter alternative."
There will always be a solution for people wanting to invest money :)
@frankiezafe @derek my thought was but you can always invest in non profits...
After a few seconds I realized that in my lingo it means donate to nonprofit and return of investments for me is to have nice new features and latest memes, not financial gain.