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I mainly use imgur to upload screenshots using sharex, would appreciate being pointed in the direction of any alternative.

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you’re just shitposting dank memes, having the pictures deleted after a while shouldn’t be a big problem. If you’re posting something a bit more valuable, consider keeping the pictures on flickr or even pixelfed.

[–] parlaptie@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is pixelfed really a good way to prevent dead links? I don't know much about it other than that it's part of the fediverse, so I'd assume any pictures hosted there last only as long as the instance they're posted to.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you choose to use Pixelfed, you should probably be active in your chosen instance and donate regularly.

[–] parlaptie@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suppose you're right, though that's quite involved when all I want is to host an image.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Using flickr or google would be a lighter option. If you put some pictures in a place like that, they are probably going to stay there, but the TOS does leave a very convenient backdoor open. If flickr messes up a database migration, or the datacenter gets hit by a meteor one day, and all of your photos disappear, you can’t hold them accountable. Every option has some issues…