It actually reports about 27K monthly active users and is one of the more popular platforms on the fediverse.
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FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
All 7 users will be pleased.
wiki_me@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 month ago
And I still can only get 0 like, 0 comment shaky cam video of a screen capture of ultra zoomed in tiktoks or blasting shitty electronika music at 100dB clipping all to hell with 2005 era Microsoft visualizer videos.
Just like pixelfed, there is no way to discover anyone except the same 10-12 rotation of people they put in explore.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I agree with you. It’s a cool conecpt, but TikTok and Instagram have their algorithms. Love it or hate it, those apps are great at keeping your eyes glued to the screen. Loops/Pixelfed may be less evil, but they are considerably more boring. I can scroll through loops for a few minutes and when you come back it starts again at the beginning and you see the same videos over again. Also, the scrolling is glitchy.
Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world [bot] 1 month ago
Fuck Insta. Garbage predatory app that depresses the fuck outta me. Why the fuck would I want an open source version of that? I don’t need social media that badly, I’ll survive just fine without it. Too many people perceive and live their lives through social media and doing it for the gram. Fuck that noise.
sgnl@midwest.social 1 month ago
Pixelfed is more of the Instagram replacement.
Loops is TikTok focused.
No comment on the rest of your post, just FYI.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When it started, I liked it. It sucked after Meta bought it.
Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world [bot] 1 month ago
I was a bit heated before, but you’re right it wasn’t bad in the beginning. But for myself, I ended up using it too much, to the point where I essentially planned out my weekends so I had things to post.
I guess you could say it was some ego-driven nonsense that motivated me to always be online and always having something new and fresh to show and always one upping myself to be bigger and better and bolder photos. But all of that burned me out. And in the end it was all so superficial 90% of the time.
Truthfully, eventually at some point, it just became depressing scrolling endlessly and seeing the best photos any photographer could want. It was just too much. That’s not entirely Insta’s fault, but also on me for not setting any limits or boundaries. But since uninstalling, my mental health went up noticeably quickly and I never looked back to use it because it serves no need for me.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
I liked Instagram when it was a camera alternative app only.
ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It was my experience when I tried it earlier this year. Around 5 people posting a lot and the other casual users just uploading tik tok videos.
Luci@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
8 now that’s it’s foss
kernelle@0d.gs 1 month ago
Every platform had 8 users at one point!
moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Pretty sure Google+ only made it to 7
slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That includes the 5 bots to drive engagement right?
kernelle@0d.gs 1 month ago
There must’ve been more than 7 devs working on it right? Right?
ErrorCode@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My favorite joke at that time: why is there a G+ button on Pornhub?! I don’t want people to know I use Google+.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
I was one of those 7 users, and so was my son that I had not seen since he was 5 days old. We reconnected through g+ after 16 years. It will always hold a special place in my digital heart.