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Funny thing, Pixelfed isn't even a competitor to Instagram in the very very strictest sense.
Pixelfed is a federated service for posting photos.
Instagram started out as a service for posting photos, but it has become this... thing. I don't even know anymore.
You don't even see photos anymore. It is 99% videos at this point.
but it has become this... thing.
It's very appropriate to call Instagram now.... a thing. The site just became something to post bragadacious, fake rich lifestyle photos, people wanting to become meme themselves, or scantily clad girls looking for attention for themselves if not for their OnlyFans.
bragadacious. I learneded a new english today.
Err I mean. Obviously I already knew the word and it's meaning, and even how to say it. I know a lot of words. People always comment on how many words I know. Im just really smart, to be honest.
Instagram started out as a camera filter app. Then you could post pictures. When I first downloaded it to my iPhone 3 it was only a filter. I was very confused when I tried it again on android years later.
Owned by someone almost no one likes, shoves 1000s of ads down your throat, can't even look at something someone else sent you because you don't have an account. Why are people leaving???
I haven't heard of PixelFed, but thanks for informing me and I shall go!
Zucky is feeling insecure.
I'd say provide links (maybe in an escape hub page) for all the Meta main service pages, to assert dominance.
If you want to be nasty, track how often those links have been clicked. (Meta can't win. If it's too low, it shows nobody wants to go there. If it's too high, it means people are using the page as a Meta hub.)
We are in the then they fight you stage.
I"ve been on Pixelfed for three days and, sadly, it's pretty underwhelming.
I'm going to give it a few weeks though and build up a feed.
Lemmy was pretty sparse on posts not that long ago. Time can help.
Was?
Try MetaPixl
Yeah sadly there's not much people on there.
Oof looks like they're down for the count on top of it
Lemmy.world too. At least in admin chat.
When?
Last week. Was is admin chat talking about moving a group to lemmy. And FB deleted admin chat posts containing links to lemmy.world.
So not .world, it was Facebook?
Edit. Ah! Im slow lol I get you now. FB removed the lemmy link. Thanks
hah thanks for your line of questioning. I too initially thought they were saying LW was blocking PixelFed.
I don't get why people rush to the next replica platform that will go down the exact same path of overstimulating you / mentally harming you.
Just delete Instagram.
Don't replace it.
One advantage of Pixelfed is that it not a commercial company. So unlike Instagram, they do not have financial motivation to addict and exploit. So for people who are interested in seeing and sharing picture galleries, that seems like a good option to me.
(Personally I don't use Instagram or Pixelfed, or any other similar service.)
Lemmy FTW
I deleted instagram. I held on to Facebook for 2 reasons. One, marketplace has taken over as the only viable local resell platform. And Two, it's the only platform I can use to share my music locally and vastly. I want my friends, family, and neighbors to hear my music and other than handing out a card with QR code to my Spotify, then I kind of stuck.
I refuse to use Facebook even for Marketplace. I still have pretty good luck with Craigslist.
I don’t sell locally often but when I do, I use craigslist. It’s also great for picking up a cable modem on the cheap when moving into a new area (don’t have to deal with the ISP-supplied one).
Just don't use marketplace for apartment and house hunting. It's filled to the brim with scammers.
I sold a bridge to someone on FB marketplace. I love it
I don’t get why people rush to the next replica platform that will go down the exact same path of overstimulating you / mentally harming you.
I think they get used to the level of stimulation and now feel "wrong" without it. It takes a certain self-awareness to realize that it would be healthier to recalibrate your expectations. (I don't think Pixelfed is a comparatively harmful platform at the moment anyway, although I suppose it could someday become one.)
If you’re running an instance why not just cut the shit snd block Meta?
Of course they are
lmao! Trashy Zuck!
and don't think they won't start blocking mentions of Mastodon. unless, they won't since Mastodon is just known for being a Twitter alternative.
Make Mastodon known for replacing any and all corporate social media. That'l get em.
Back when I was on Twitter (a couple of years ago now), all links to Mastodon were explicitly marked as "unsafe", and posts containing such links were demoted. So it's apparently kind of normal for these social media companies to attempt to choke new competition as early as possible.
