Post B30AIVdapUnWLHmg3k by asakiyume@wandering.shop
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 (DIR) Post #B2ztohN92MzUmaqzxY by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2026-02-05T02:40:00Z
       
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       There are creative communities where everyone promotes each other, bragging about collaborations, letting everyone know who inspired them making it a more exciting space for their fans who could also be fans of other people. Then there are creative communities where it's really competitive. Sometimes this is down to a few, or even just one or two large players who have the notion that if other people are getting popular doing something similar it's zero sum. This is ... almost never true.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2zu7zCsx9QVb7Fh0y by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2026-02-05T02:43:27Z
       
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       This is a kind of subtoot about something that I doubt anyone here knows about and it'd be boring and petty to explain. But I just wish more people understood that if you are doing some obscure thing with a small group of people who care about it you SHOULD promote other people doing the same thing. It is more likely that "your audience" fades away, because you alone can't keep them invested. But with a network suddenly you are more like a movement. ANYWAYS. Off my chest now.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2zvDpSaCj7B3mwcQC by dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org
       2026-02-05T02:55:39Z
       
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       @futurebirdJazz music, youre talking about Jazz... i mean, even if you aren't, you are at the same time.
       
 (DIR) Post #B30AIVdapUnWLHmg3k by asakiyume@wandering.shop
       2026-02-05T05:44:36Z
       
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       @futurebird Agreed, and in pretty much any case I can think of, a community in which people are enthusiastic about each other grows, because people are attracted by the good vibes. And people who aren't doing the thing are attracted and benevolent, because who doesn't enjoy witnessing a happy, supportive, community?
       
 (DIR) Post #B31hPHcuoNNUYpGU0O by davebauerart@mastodon.social
       2026-02-05T23:30:20Z
       
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       @futurebird this is definitely something I think about and remind folks when I can!