• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    My fear with pixelfed and loops is the single dev seemingly more interested in money and clout than in building something long lasting for the community. I don’t expect it to last long, but my friends really crave an app to exchange reels in and so we’re hoping loops will be sufficient until something more stable comes around.

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      5 days ago

      Yeah, this one guy has been trying to jumpstart so many projects. And that’s admirable, but it’s also too much for one dude (and I know he’s tried to get some other people, but there has been drama around that - by him, I think).

      But more to your point - something feels a little off even though I can’t confirm anything. It does feel like this guy might just take some money and run if given the chance.

      And I don’t necessarily blame him for that - I probably would too. I don’t want to work, and if I had money I wouldn’t.

      But there’s just this feeling I can’t shake about all of it. And I have a Pixelfed and a Loops account. They are both fine, so we’ll see, I guess. But I wouldn’t be surprised if I end back up with Mastodon being my sole social place for sharing photos, for example.