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Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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His grand vision remains to leave Mastodon users in control of the social network, making their own decisions about what content is allowed or what appears in their timelines.

I don't use Mastadon cause I don't care for micro-blogging, but nevertheless, I like this.

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[–] 210 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While this is a good move, I don't think John Mastodon was making anywhere near the kind of money to turn into the next Musk or Zuck to begin with.

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  • [–] 103 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    He's no Tim Apple.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Or Jennifer Facebook.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Or Lenard TikTok III.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not now, but in the future that was a possibility.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean in the future it's a possibility I'll be fucking Zendaya but that doesn't mean it's reality now does it?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago*

    The point isnt money. The point is the "benevolent dictator" model, see Matt Mullenweg and the current WordPress controversy. The whole future of that software depends on this guy because he controls the most important assets (like the trademarks) personally.

    Eugen and the whole Mastodon development team want to avoid a situation like that.

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