Periodic reminder that some people need social media in order to continue having food on their table and your idea of what mastodon is and or should be isn't more important than the ability for small creatives to eat and remain housed
EDIT: this is apparently not clear, so: i wrote this after seeing yet another "mastodon is not for chasing large follower numbers!" post on the timeline. for people who rely on social media for a living focusing on "spirited conversation and friends" means they starve to death