totally, I like calckey - while it was a bit "too much" for my needs, I know many people who wanted the more rich-text (and rich interaction) version of microblogging. Will check in later to see how the transition went.
Yeah, I'm not knocking pixelfed, love the platform and idea, just starting to feel redundant some to me. It's all good though, yo are right that you get the portfolio view and other features.
true, love options, for sure! I guess it really comes down to that. Same with calckey and other "share content" platforms here. If you are image-first, pixelfed it is. But I guess then you can use Mastodon to get the word out to follow on pixelfed.
no, I understand all of that... i'm just wondering what the point of having an instagram-like experience in 2023 when you can post photos and be a photo account on Mastodon. It does the same job, especially when it's all interconnected via the Fediverse.
In the end, it's all the same. Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, Instagram, Pixelfed, heck even Facebook: Post content, like/share/comment.
ironically, with the push for Threads, after the pressure to post Reels in the IG feed, people have been filling Threads with images again lol. It really feels like Threads will be the new IG feed at some point.
Yeah, I get the idea is to force an image, but I guess I've been struggling lately with why bother with that limitation? Not sure if I'm describing it well.
not to be spicy, but... in all honesty, what's the difference between posting on Pixelfed or on Mastodon. Post image + caption. Same on both, except on Mastodon I can choose not to post an image. I know Pixelfed is image-first, but if your friends and followers are on Mastodon and see/like/reblog my photos there. why would one need/want a Pixelfed account to manage too?
Know what I mean? I'm just struggling to justify yet-another-social media account, especially as I wind down my time on IG.
I have the same issue. I never had issues activating my account and don't have 2FA turned on yet, but no matter what I do, it will not save any changes I make to my preferences.
Even today, tried to update my profile pic, uploaded, saved, everything, and poof, nothing.
AND - I've tried it on 2 different computers on Chrome and on Safari on desktop (that I never use), and on mobile Safari. Nothing sticks on any device or browser.
Spam's been a HUGE Instagram problem for years that Meta just didn't want to deal with. Every post gets littered with spam comments immediately from bots. All those bot accounts probably hopped over to Threads to keep on keeping on.
yeah, they'll need to fix a lot of their permissions if they want to get into the EU - which is probably a much higher concern than some piddly mastodon users.
Sorry friend, but in the year of our lord 2023 the existence of queer people is sadly still “political” and probably only going to get more political when we go into the 2024 election season.
That looks like the local front page... but yeah, the world is kind of shit.
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