@derek
> Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.

I don't know what I expected

@derek@sunbeam.city

In the article:
Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.

Well, clickbait as usual

@derek Oh boy :DD

Well, if nothing else, it reminded me to support my local instace.

@derek From the article itself:

Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit.

They even acknowledge that it’s impossible, the next paragraph is just “Meta could be building a Twitter alternative, invest in that instead!”

The whole article is clickbait.

@derek click bait headline

"Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no. There’s no direct way to trade this open-source platform. Not only isn’t the company publicly listed, it’s also non-profit."

just sayin'

@derek I am once again reminded that Forbes contributors' pay per feature is directly based on ad impressions (in many if not all cases).

@derek

I'm so old that I remember when their actual slogan was "Forbes: Capitalist Tool" and even in the NY Subway (& NJ Tubes) graffiti artists would rarely tag the ad posters because they were so incredibly boring.

@derek the guy who wrote this, his name sounds like a STD you might pick up.

Why do these people always got to be making money on something?

@derek
-"Everything is for sale."
- "Right!"

@derek god forbes is a blight on our society

@derek LMFAO at this line “Could Meta take advantage of Twitter’s shakeout and copycat it in an effort to revive itself”

@derek Okay so let's see how this thing works. Can I really write up to 5000 characters?

That seems like a lot, especially for someone wordy like me.

@derek 🤣 🤣 🤣

@derek It's a clickbait title. It goes on to say:

"Is there Mastodon stock or a way to invest in this growing social network? The short answer is no."

@derek@sunbeam.city

@derek 😂😂

@derek they can invest in my hosting costs :girl_giggling:​

@derek Meta are still clinging on for dear life, I see.

@derek I hate the clickbait, I hate it even more he's getting paid by the eyeball for it too.

@derek Its totally a bait and switch article. At the end they admit you cant invest in Mastodon stock XD

@derek 😆 😆

@derek the whole thing boils down to a little over a paragraph really. I hope the author gets paid by the word 😂

@derek don't tell them! there's "investment" to get :)

@derek I have mastodon stock if they are interested in buying :amogus: