Mike Montiero: A while back I was a member of a Discord server that was part of an event I went to. And like a lot of temporary communities, people ended up hanging around on the server long after the event had ended. Chatting with new friends they’d just made and showing off what they were working on. Personally, I enjoy showing people things I’m working on. Whether it be a zine, or a painting, or a book I’ve got coming out. Other people were showing off stuff they’d made as well. Which I also enjoyed seeing. And there was a lot of advice being asked for and offered. It was nice. At one point, and I forget what prompted it but it also doesn’t matter, the organizers sent out a “gentle” reminder that self-promotion was frowned upon. Now, I took that personally. Talking about the company you worked at was fine. Talking about where you sourced weird materials was fine. Talking about your investments was fine. Talking about a particular tool a company made, including a link on where to…
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