(2023-01-19) Udell Of Course The Attention Economy Is Threatened By The Fediverse

Jon Udell: Of course the attention economy is threatened by the Fediverse... If you occupy a privileged position in the attention economy, as Megan McArdle (MSM) does now, and as I once did in a more limited way, then no, you won’t see Mastodon as a viable replacement for Twitter. If I were still a quasi-famous columnist I probably wouldn’t either. But I’m no longer employed in the attention economy. I just want to hang out online with people whose words and pictures and ideas intrigue and inspire and delight me, and who might feel similarly about my words and pictures and ideas

We want to congregate in different online spaces for different reasons. Now we can and I couldn’t be happier.