Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
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@mattblaze I like your photos, even if I don't plan to buy them.
@wagenseil Good, because I don't plan to sell them to you!
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze sounds like classic 2010s style trolling. morons looking to elicit an angry reaction for kicks
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze There are a lot of artists and photographers on here. Have they not noticed this?
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze I hate the folks who think artists promoting their own work is "spam". Individuals making things is the point. Literally the reason I'm here rather than somewhere else. I specifically, explicitly, entirely, want to see what people are making.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze I thoroughly enjoy your photography posts. I can tell that you really enjoy your work. Please ignore the negativity. You're provide the world with art, and you put your soul in each one. This is type of content that should be encouraged.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze I find it amazing that you provide millions of pixels for free. With the additional benefit of the explanation how they were composed. Thanks, and please keep posting them!
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze
Oh, gross. I hope you blocked them so your photos won't offend them any more.I enjoy your photos! The blurb you add to each is cool, too, I learn a lot from those.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze That’s ridiculous. The whole point of Mastodon is to do what you want with your feed. If people don’t like it, they don’t have to see it.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze You can’t win with social media. If you started posting colour photos someone would be along to accuse you of selling out.
There’s nowt as strange as folk, as they say around here.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze Thanks for posting your photos. I enjoy the pics and the stories you tell about the subject
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze Blockity block. Keep doing you.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze
Yeah, they can piss off with that rule -
Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze Sorry for venting in your mentions, but it is just so embarrassing, and frustrating, that people like this, with poor social skills and a complete lack of self-awareness often end up representing the fediverse as a whole.
At least if you go by some of the comments on Bluesky.
Tried to look through your replies, unsuccessfully -- and I don't expect you to name and shame them, but short of reporting them to their admin to take care of their own community, or at least telling them off, I really can't think of much else that can be done to deal with this problem.
Real bummer.
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@mattblaze Odd, indeed.
If they don’t like photos, they can mute or block.
@CStamp I think social media has made it too easy for people to share their opinion, and some people don't stop to think if it's wanted.
I made this as a bit of a joke, but at the same time, maybe we do need more friction?
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze wtaf. seriously and if you are who cares if you do.
it also begs the question if this particular imbicile is so agrieved by this wholly made up outrage why does he follow or visit your profile?
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@mattblaze Blockity block. Keep doing you.
@c_dan4th We really have to tackle this problem more proactively.
We've seen too many people driven away with this antisocial behavior already. Prominent creators. Black people. Women.
Yeah, you can block when it happens a few times, but eventually, you'll just get tired and move on to Bluesky, where this just doesn't seem to be as big of an issue.
Not sure to what degree this has to do with the lack of options for locking replies to followers-only, and how much of it is just the culture on here.
But if we want the fediverse to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone, it will require some work from all of us.
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@mattblaze That’s ridiculous. The whole point of Mastodon is to do what you want with your feed. If people don’t like it, they don’t have to see it.
@aburtch @mattblaze exactly
I’d just post more photos with promotions if it was me lol -
Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze I mean it caused me to check out your photos lol
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@c_dan4th We really have to tackle this problem more proactively.
We've seen too many people driven away with this antisocial behavior already. Prominent creators. Black people. Women.
Yeah, you can block when it happens a few times, but eventually, you'll just get tired and move on to Bluesky, where this just doesn't seem to be as big of an issue.
Not sure to what degree this has to do with the lack of options for locking replies to followers-only, and how much of it is just the culture on here.
But if we want the fediverse to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone, it will require some work from all of us.
@stefan @c_dan4th yep. I personally know several prominent artists, authors, and entertainers who were driven away from here by people enforcing these made up rules. The thinking (to the extent there’s actual thinking happening here) is that anyone who had a large following on twitter was - by definition - part of the problem with twitter.
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Got another mastoscold yelling at me for "using the platform to promote" my photos.
For the record, I don't generally sell my photos, here or anywhere else. But even if I did, I fail to see why that would be a problem.
Preventing artists from making a living is a strange hill to want to die on.
@mattblaze So weird. Of all the people posting "buy my shit" posts, you have never been one of them.
