It's not just ad-free, it's actively anti-corporate, anti-advertising, even anti-monetization. I would go so far as to say even anti-content in some ways. That's a cultural disconnect that goes beyond tooling.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not just ad-free, it's actively anti-corporate, anti-advertising, even anti-monetization.

There are upvoted positive posts and comments about

the Switch 2 announcement (but not Nintendo's legal policy),
the Framework advertising event last week,
Valve/Steam/SteamOS/Steamdeck/Gabe Newell in general,
Costco in general,
EVs in general (excluding Tesla and Cybertrucks 😂),
podcasts that solicit funding and carry advertising,
anime and anime adjacent products,
Lenovo's laptops,
individuals selling stuff on Redbubble/Etsy/OnlyFans,
subscription razor blade delivery (not from Amazon),
and "voting with your wallet".

It'd be cool if the platform made it easier for orgs to build and interact with a following here. Niches of users really like talking about them. That doesn't mean ads, it means features that would benefit regular users as well.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's people just sharing their opinion freely. Word of mouth chatter is definitely not the same as advertising or even influencing, though of course they try to be.