People fleeing Twitter have turned to Eugen Rochko’s alternative. He says social networks can support healthy debate—without any one person in control.
  • Sanlear@beehaw.org
    10·
    2 years ago

    “People probably want to hear that it’s been great—all this growth and success—but I would prefer to be watching from the sidelines. There is more work, there are more fires to put out. It’s incredibly stressful. I’m pulling 14-hour workdays, sleeping very little, and eating very little.”

    I hope he’s not going to burn out.

    • Greenpepper@beehaw.orgOP
      4·
      2 years ago

      That’s definitely a concern. Both the Mastodon software project and Mastodon gGmbH with the mastodon.social and mastodon.online instances rely very heavily on Eugen.

    • Greenpepper@beehaw.orgOP
      5·
      2 years ago

      That could easily have been avoided by doing even a little bit of research. Not great from the author. This way the idea that Mastodon and the Fediverse are one and the same is becoming are very established (and perhaps dangerous) misconception.

  • Greenpepper@beehaw.orgOP
    4·
    2 years ago

    Last year, donations to the nonprofit that runs Mastodon and where Rochko is CEO totaled 55,000 euros; it spent only 23,000 euros.

    This is a bit misleading. These financials were from june-december 2021. It also doesn’t include the donations to and spendings on all other instances, developers etc of the Fediverse.