bailey//rockruff⚪
mastodon is an extension of society. it is a place where many folks from all different backgrounds come to interact, share ideas, and communicate about important and fun things alike.
just like in greater society, there are people that are better at/more interested in some tasks than others. yet we don't expect everyone we know to learn a little bit of everything just to survive.
or at least, we shouldn't expect that, especially when we benefit from others' work every day
bailey//rockruff⚪
there is an extent where we do have to be nice to those developing the software that we use. there's also an extent where these advancements are meant to be for everyone, by everyone.
not everyone's gonna be able to code the changes they want to see in mastodon. not everyone's going to have the experience to see the problems or benefits of new features for people coming from different experiences, different walks of life.
that's why we share and communicate.
bailey//rockruff⚪
if gargron thinks that this platform is entirely his to do what he wants with, maybe he should consider how many people have contributed to help with it in the ways he could never have actually achieved himself, and reconsider who owns what
how many people put in the work to convince their friends to join here, convince other members to stay and wait for this place to grow? how many people offered ideas that were implemented and inevitably attracted more users?
bailey//rockruff⚪
how much free labour and financial help have the folks using mastodon contributed to help shape a platform as successful as mastodon?
gargron may have planted the seed, but nobody would be here and the platform would have very few features and a single instance if not for Everyone Else
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