I enjoyed the Monsters Inc reference and the turning of it on its head central to this piece. But we've said/argued this for years and at the end of the day engagement = ad reach = profits and until the economics there change any for-profit social media will gravitate towards engagement. Hell ANY media gravitates toward engagement and outrage bait. An actual community built around Mastodon seems possible, and there's community discussions around private group chats but they will always remain niche and not profitable.
I don't get what https://savannahhq.com is and what the value add is there but that seems to be what he's interested in, niche + small communities.
I don't get what https://savannahhq.com is and what the value add is there but that seems to be what he's interested in, niche + small communities.