The other day I mindlessly introduced myself as fediobsessed
argh it’s so real
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
and 5 others
boosted
Disclaimer: I find it a little tacky to talk about metrics on the Fediverse. That is NOT why I am here.
BUT! It's worth saying out loud that I found a real community here that I am immensely grateful for.
The lack of algorithms - a mysterious black box determining which posts get seen - is a big bonus to me...
I spend hours writing articles... that people now REALLY read (unlike on Big Tech platforms, where my blog posts would be seen by 3-4 people because... god forbid you include a link to an external site. And that includes Bluesky, too).
Thank you for making me feel seen and heard and valued here ❤️
Ghost v.6 has new metrics built in... I was shocked to see the number of visitors to my first post about YunoHost: 955!
So even if I find it tacky to discuss numbers, this is not to brag. My main intention is to dispel any myths about Big Tech platforms... writers and creatives often say that they HAVE to be on X or Instagram or TikTok because that's where their audience is. Well, all Big Tech platforms have finicky, mysterious algorithms. I was on Twitter for 14+ years and none of my links ever got 955 visitors in 12 hours. So I wanted to put this out here to say:
ANOTHER WAY IS POSSIBLE.
And it's even better than the old way.
Real community. Real engagement. Without surveillance capitalism.
What's not to love about this?
Disclaimer: I find it a little tacky to talk about metrics on the Fediverse. That is NOT why I am here.
BUT! It's worth saying out loud that I found a real community here that I am immensely grateful for.
The lack of algorithms - a mysterious black box determining which posts get seen - is a big bonus to me...
I spend hours writing articles... that people now REALLY read (unlike on Big Tech platforms, where my blog posts would be seen by 3-4 people because... god forbid you include a link to an external site. And that includes Bluesky, too).
Thank you for making me feel seen and heard and valued here ❤️
Ghost v.6 has new metrics built in... I was shocked to see the number of visitors to my first post about YunoHost: 955!
So even if I find it tacky to discuss numbers, this is not to brag. My main intention is to dispel any myths about Big Tech platforms... writers and creatives often say that they HAVE to be on X or Instagram or TikTok because that's where their audience is. Well, all Big Tech platforms have finicky, mysterious algorithms. I was on Twitter for 14+ years and none of my links ever got 955 visitors in 12 hours. So I wanted to put this out here to say:
ANOTHER WAY IS POSSIBLE.
And it's even better than the old way.
Real community. Real engagement. Without surveillance capitalism.
What's not to love about this?