It’s Instagram with no content or algorithm. To me it’s an empty page, because I have no idea how to subscribe to things that I would like.
I tried keywords like fun, sketch, photography etc etc, but those are catch-all phrases that get too much shit, and narrow keywords are so specific, I see next to nothing.
Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I’ve played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with “recommended follows” curated by the instance admin would go a long way.
Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a “follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts”. It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.
Well the very simple version is that it’s an Instagram alternative (I assume 5 year olds know what Instagram is). Similar in almost every way, minus the ads.
Theoretically you can use it to share photos to Lemmy, but I have no idea how. There was discussion of Pixelfed groups at one point, not sure if they ever came to fruition.
I don’t really understand it either. I think it’s dumb. And I think PixelFed is dumb. And Mastodon. And Loops. But I’m glad they exist. Everyone is better off if people start switching. Everyone except Meta.
EXPLAIN Pixelfed to me like I’m 5?
Can I use it to post photos into Lemmy groups?
I’m currently using a generic, slightly sketch website.
It’s a non-shitty instagram.
It’s Instagram with no content or algorithm. To me it’s an empty page, because I have no idea how to subscribe to things that I would like.
I tried keywords like fun, sketch, photography etc etc, but those are catch-all phrases that get too much shit, and narrow keywords are so specific, I see next to nothing.
I have the same issue on Mastodon & Loops: lack of ways to find new content.
There needs to be a Lemmy thread of interesting people to follow so I can get some use out of the rest of the fediverse… Suggestions welcome!
I think there needs to be a way to plug algorithms in for those that want them.
Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I’ve played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with “recommended follows” curated by the instance admin would go a long way.
Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a “follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts”. It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.
Thats the problem that their algo tries to solve. When you do it in scale some kind of algo is needed.
Start following hashtags that match your interests.
Ty
Open source and decentralized Instagram alternative.
Loops.video is an open source and decentralized TikTok alternative.
Ty
Well the very simple version is that it’s an Instagram alternative (I assume 5 year olds know what Instagram is). Similar in almost every way, minus the ads.
Theoretically you can use it to share photos to Lemmy, but I have no idea how. There was discussion of Pixelfed groups at one point, not sure if they ever came to fruition.
ELInot5 what Instagram is?
Seriously, I’ve never understood the point of it.
I don’t really understand it either. I think it’s dumb. And I think PixelFed is dumb. And Mastodon. And Loops. But I’m glad they exist. Everyone is better off if people start switching. Everyone except Meta.
I’m happy with Lemmy+Photon.
It’s a place to post your photos cropped into squares. You can get gratification there because all your friends have to like your photos.
Instagram minus Meta.
Instagram
It’s like federated insta. But for your purposes you can upload images directly to your lemmy instance.
I use a 3rd party app, “Boost” and I mostly get errors trying to upload photos.