 It is what it is I wouldn't be here, spending 6+ years building @pixelfed if I ever felt threatened by Meta/Instagram They have a reputation for cloning their competitors, and I respect that I'm building this for the real ones, like you That being said, as much as I dislike Meta, I feel that their presence is a net benefit as they bring so many people to the fediverse who otherwise wouldn't be here And I'm okay with that because I really believe in the principles of the fediverse ❤️ 2 comments
@pixelfed And also, I feel proud to not only build @pixelfed in a way that respects Instagram (and its trademarks, etc) but also to be able to work with their developers on federation support (even though I need to do some work on my side) It's a tricky situation, and ultimately, the ability to put my ego aside for the benefit of the @pixelfed community is what really matters, on both sides. Meta has shareholders. Pixelfed doesn't. Meaning you have just as much power to make change as me 🚀 |
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@dansup @pixelfed real talk - did Meta actually bring users to Mastodon? Do we have any actual data on this? because anecdotally it seems like Threads integration with fediverse never became anything and I haven't seen any conversions personally.