@Ric i want brands away from anything human

@Ric what does big brands coming into the fediverse mean?
- Do they write their own software? e.g. threads
- Do they create their own instance?
- Do they create an account somewhere?

@Ric Boosted, and I'm in the "no, thank you!" camp, with "I'd just block them" as a fall back :)

@Ric hachyderm I think is one of the few instances I have seen with formal corporate accounts and policies - something to look into if you want some guidance on how it has been done

https://community.hachyderm.io/docs/account-types/corporate-accounts/

@Ric it’s just another user, it really doesn’t change things for me.
If I don’t like their posts or see them too much I can just individually block them, just like I do on any other platform.

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maybe they could find a way to not be so repetitiously annoying. AI maybe. eh, I'll block them but the masses won't and will help pay bandwidth bills. so idc, same same

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If they want to try… ok.

If they can survive here (in place where people are not a product to sell), great.

Do I need them? Not really.

@Ric It's not the same as seeing an ad, though. I only see the stuff the people I follow boost, so if they don't boost major brands, I won't see them. But I would like to follow a few brands I like. Store sales, new products, tips and tricks, etc.

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As long as they are truly contributing to the community I will have no issues, but once they start advertising / spamming my timeline I will simply fediblock them.

@Ric depends on the brand and their reasons for joining. if they come to post a deluge of shit and adverts, blocking is the only meaningful interaction. Meanwhile some brands are on here like @opencage who mostly post fascinating geo and map facts, and is worth a follow on those alone.

@Ric YOU MEAN LIKE FANSLY?

@Ric it's more like 'maybe #1, maybe #3'

@Ric there are exactly 0 examples of anything going “mainstream” and it being better on the other side.

@Ric The fundamental point is to have a channel of communication that is not controlled by capitalism. Almost every other channel is.

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It depends on the "big brand" in question, I think.

If news organizations would set up their own fedi instances, encouraging individual employees to make their own professional accounts there, that would be awesome - I'd be more easily able to find reporters and analysts covering things I'm interested in.

If Nike or BMW make an account on dot social and have their social media team manage it along with all their other ad accounts - meh. Do not care.

@Ric It's fine, but I don't care about the mainstream adopting.

@Ric Fediverse is like email. Of course it's fine that big brands have it.