The Fediverse - being “free as in beer” rather than “free because you’re the product being sold” is different.
It’s different because it costs somebody money. If you’re being an asshole on commercial social media, the company has financial incentives to keep you around. You’re bringing in more eyeballs.
If you’re being an asshole on a Fediverse server, it costs an admin something. They have to deal with complaints. They have potential reputational loss or defederation for their server. The server that they pay for!
Admins are paying for the server, so they must decide: is all this bullshit worth it? Is it something they really believe in and stand by with their real money and energy?
I think that changes the calculus of assholes, bots, and Onlyfans on social media.
Replace “reddit” with any free service. Welcome to the Internet.
And before you “ackshually Lemmy” me, someone is paying for it. Perhaps even you, if you’ve donated to your home instance.
People donating aren’t pushing shitification in search of profits though…
The Fediverse - being “free as in beer” rather than “free because you’re the product being sold” is different.
It’s different because it costs somebody money. If you’re being an asshole on commercial social media, the company has financial incentives to keep you around. You’re bringing in more eyeballs.
If you’re being an asshole on a Fediverse server, it costs an admin something. They have to deal with complaints. They have potential reputational loss or defederation for their server. The server that they pay for!
Admins are paying for the server, so they must decide: is all this bullshit worth it? Is it something they really believe in and stand by with their real money and energy?
I think that changes the calculus of assholes, bots, and Onlyfans on social media.