My issue with Mastodon is that many big companies still use Twitter/X as their main way to publish news outside of of their websites and press releases.
s1vgm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve been trying to stick to Mastodon and ditch Twitter, but honestly, even though I’ve gotten into the habit of using Mastodon every day, it’s pretty hard for me to resist accepting information from Twitter.
Krachsterben@feddit.de 10 months ago
s1vgm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s all about what matters most to you.
TheWoozy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m not usually interested in what big companies have to say, but I follow some journalists who fortunately cross post to Mastodon, but all discussion takes place on elmo’s X site.
drewofdoom@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s ok to get information from places like X/Twitter or Reddit. It’s even fine to have an account. But it’s better to post your OWN material to platforms that best align with your sensibilities.
dodslaser@feddit.nu 10 months ago
This. I still lurk reddit for information, but I will never contribute. Advertisers these days only care about interaction anyway, so I doubt lurking significantly impacts the profitability one way or the other.
DarthRedLeader@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I think you should do you and browse whatever you want. I still use Reddit when looking for opinions on products and services because there’s nothing close to the discussion on there. But visiting the site (without an adblocker) 100% still generates ad revenue and is what matters to ad companies, regardless of actually participating in the discussion.
benjihm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The clicks, even with an adblocker, are still worth something, right? Especially if they’re tied to an account.
triclops6@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
So wait visiting with Firefox+ad block doesn’t make Reddit money?