• infotainment@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 year ago

    I love the idea of this, but the only reason I check Instagram is to see what my friends are posting, which I couldn’t do on an alternative, sadly.

    • DustyNipples@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      I use Instagram (well, Instander) for the bands I like. I wish I didn’t have to but it’s useful for these reasons. Ditched Facebook but unfortunately can’t loose them both 😤

    • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      Same for me. Same with Snap. I’ve never used SnapChat before, but once I actively went to parties it’s impossible to not use it.

  • Mesa@programming.dev
    3·
    1 year ago

    Instagram differs from Reddit in the sense that most people use Instagram because that’s where their friends and family are. You’re posting more personal things there. An alternative doesn’t really work for most users if no one they know is using it. Good luck with the push, though.

    • Garrathian@fanaticus.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah this is the issue I have. I wouldn’t even be on instagram if it my friends weren’t on it. Pixelfed has a much tougher road to snatch users than a place like Lemmy or even Mastodon for that reason. If everyone I know hopped over with me (which let’s be real, I would never be able to get everyone to do that because they would run into the same issue with their own friend networks) then i’d gladly move over.

  • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    The only reason I use Instagram is to see my friends’ statuses. I don’t use Snapchat, so it’s basically the only way for me to see what others are doing. Reddit didn’t really have any personal aspect, so it was easy to switch to Lemmy. But I don’t think I’m gonna leave Instagram anytime soon.

  • BOMBS@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m using Pixelffed to get replace Imgur and IG at the same time. One, it’s federated image site I can use to share image links on Lemmy. Two, while I haven’t found any of my social circle on there, it let’s me see all pictures posted throughout the Pixelfed fediverse while a lot from Mastodon. I like this feature because it helps me expand my exposure to users and images I wouldn’t have seen otherwise on IG.

  • Spacecraft@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Hate the be a downer but I can’t see anyone but “tech savvy” people joining this. I can’t even get my sister to verify her Zelle account to get money I sent her. Having to choose a server is going to be wildly confusing to most people.

  • Hydroel@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I don’t really understand how that would work. I’m on Instagram because I follow some specific artists, collectives, companies, labels, etc., and secondarily for friends. If those are not on Pixelfed, what is there to follow?

    Although Lemmy suffers of quite a content draught on less populated communities, it still works like Reddit since you follow topics, not people.

  • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Instagram also has a full account data export feature, and Pixelfed can import from that data. When I used it earlier this week it seemed to ignore my latest posts, which use the webp format instead of jpg or png. But since the import is processed server-side once they resolve that I should be able to import from the same zip and get just those missing posts.

  • jesse@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    @Yoz I’ve been on Pixelfed for about a year; highly enjoyable. All the good of instagram without the celebrities and “influencers”. I also follow my Pixelfed account from my mastodon so I can boost to all of my mastodon followers as well.

    • cornbread@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 year ago

      What is there to do? Is it just meme accounts or did your friends start using it too?

      I mostly use instagram to interact with IRL friends and follow some meme accounts, so I’m curious what this app even looks like if my friends aren’t on it.

  • CarlsIII@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Taking a quick glance of Pixelfed now, and while I don’t think I quite understand it, I didn’t really understand Instagram either

  • Nyanix@lemmy.ca
    1·
    1 year ago

    What are some good places to follow on Pixelfed? I haven’t had much luck finding accounts that appeal to me. I’d love to replace Instagram, but their algorithm is so damn good, and I’m struggling to find stuff that compares (which I’d expect since it doesn’t hold the same “influencer” weight and has a smaller community to begin with)