don’t human artists also learn by looking at copyrighted material? one of us is missing something

“but they take all the risk, they deserve the reward”

what risk? the only thing they risk is becoming one of us if they fail hard enough and have to go get a regular job

if you log into mainstream SM with your account then all previous and future things you do on that system will be linked to you on their end in some way.

built it on rock and roll

since there isn’t any strong way to collect data or advertise it will always be an underdog compared to big business.

that being said, the fediverse could outlast a few mainstream networks and build lasting strength with that. I’m an ideal setting it could become a defacto network over time.

can we get young people coming here though? that’s how we get the tides to turn