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Pixelfed user count has gone vertical. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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Editing to let people know that I will be blocking anyone who feels the need to tell me why this graph is inaccurate. I truly don't care, but feel free to chime in with your useless take and land a spot on my block list! πŸ™‚

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[–] 39 points 2 years ago (9 children)

I signed up, though I generally don’t like following individuals and much prefer groups or communities like Lemmy. Gotta support independent social media.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I found following hastags I'm interested in to work better for me.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    This also works really well for Mastodon. Gets your feed going super easily.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    this is probably the intended method to use mastodon, if you're trying to follow individual accounts you're just gonna suffer.

    I also found actually taking time to find an instance that you vibe with (in my case, jorts.horse) really helps to keep stuff interesting in your Local timeline. As a bonus, it also furthers decentralization :)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

    Yeah I was on Fosstodon first. Moved to Sakurajima (Sharkey) and now I'm on Sakurajima (Mastodon).

    You're right, the instance makes a big difference. Very important to find one you enjoy.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Why does the instance make a big difference? I thought the point in federation is that the instance does NOT matter because everything shows up across instances? Genuinely curious and would appreciate if someone could explain.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    So, your home instance is gonna have a "vibe". Each instance is focused on different things and has different people so the Local feed will be very different. Different instances also block different things and have different rules.

    Once you start following some hashtags, it matters less. Like you said, it's all mostly available from anywhere.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    while your Feed won't matter as it's chronological and based on your followed hashtags, as @reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com pointed out, your chosen instance will make an impact on your local feed.

    It's kinda like how you can make an account on lemmy.ml and still connect to any* instance, but you'll probably still have a harder time finding non-tankies.

    *if they haven't defederated, that is
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