BookWyrm, PieFed, WAFRN, Loops, Pixelfed, and NeoDB are the main socials where I actually post stuff/interact with people/etc, if that’s what counts as hanging out?
On more of a small community level with casual conversations and such, it’d be mostly Signal, Fluxer, and Matrix.
Well I’m not sure if I can really recommend the one I’m on. It’s randomly gone down for lengthy periods more than once, the admins seem difficult to track down, and it’s frequently out of date. Probably I should have migrated away, but I’m attached now 😝
Sure! I like reviewing the media I consume, so that’s what my BookWyrm and NeoDB accounts are for. Also tracking stuff I haven’t gotten to yet, etc. BookWyrm for books, NeoDB for literally everything else lol. I know I could just do that with a notes app or something, but I enjoy getting comments on my reviews/lists/etc and commenting on others. And finding new stuff I wouldn’t have heard of fron other people.
WAFRN is my main shortform platform, mostly I use it for shitposting and shouting into the void, but It’s also where I follow the accounts of all the people and projects I like to keep updated on. So I can fangirl at the creative team behind this or that audiodrama whenever a new episode comes out, for example. If I wanna shout into the void except even longer, I write long blog posts on WriteFreely instead. Those will usually be some craft or food project.
People here will already totally get PieFed I’m sure. I generally use it for forums dedicated to super niche topics, like Shavian English or breadmaking or w/e.
On Loops, I’m mostly posting short video memes. Someday I’d like to post educational/informational stuff too, but that’s a lot of work…
I use PixelFed for literally everrrryyyyy type of posting that involves pictures. Memes, my garden, dishes I’ve made, stuff patrins make in my makerspace, etc. There’s no rhyme or rhythm there. I’ve just naively assumed that, being specifically for pictures, it must be optimized to host them better than the other platforms? I’ll even post to Lemmy communities from there instead, if pictures are involved.
If PieFed is reddit and Mastodon is Twitter, then Loops is TikTok. Short form looping videos, except they federate so people on the other platforms can see them too
It’s very nearly a Discord clone, which makes sense gicen the creator had contributed code to Discord in the past. The main instance is overpopulated though, it runs terribly compared to the self-hosted ones. That said, I’d go Matrix over Fluxer if my friends would let me. It’s not federated or even E2EE.
BookWyrm, PieFed, WAFRN, Loops, Pixelfed, and NeoDB are the main socials where I actually post stuff/interact with people/etc, if that’s what counts as hanging out?
On more of a small community level with casual conversations and such, it’d be mostly Signal, Fluxer, and Matrix.
Any Pixelfed accounts you can recommend?
Well I’m not sure if I can really recommend the one I’m on. It’s randomly gone down for lengthy periods more than once, the admins seem difficult to track down, and it’s frequently out of date. Probably I should have migrated away, but I’m attached now 😝
If I were just starting out, I’d probably join this one:
https://anar.chi.st/
EDIT: oop I misread that as “instances” lol, sorry! I definitely follow lots of cool accounts, like @amazonrestore@gram.social
Nice rec! I’m Brazilian and vegan, so that’s right up my alley
Hello from 🇮🇳. I really need time to turn into a full vegan, and finally evolve into a fruitarian.
Would you expand on those and why you like them? :)
Sure! I like reviewing the media I consume, so that’s what my BookWyrm and NeoDB accounts are for. Also tracking stuff I haven’t gotten to yet, etc. BookWyrm for books, NeoDB for literally everything else lol. I know I could just do that with a notes app or something, but I enjoy getting comments on my reviews/lists/etc and commenting on others. And finding new stuff I wouldn’t have heard of fron other people.
WAFRN is my main shortform platform, mostly I use it for shitposting and shouting into the void, but It’s also where I follow the accounts of all the people and projects I like to keep updated on. So I can fangirl at the creative team behind this or that audiodrama whenever a new episode comes out, for example. If I wanna shout into the void except even longer, I write long blog posts on WriteFreely instead. Those will usually be some craft or food project.
People here will already totally get PieFed I’m sure. I generally use it for forums dedicated to super niche topics, like Shavian English or breadmaking or w/e.
On Loops, I’m mostly posting short video memes. Someday I’d like to post educational/informational stuff too, but that’s a lot of work…
I use PixelFed for literally everrrryyyyy type of posting that involves pictures. Memes, my garden, dishes I’ve made, stuff patrins make in my makerspace, etc. There’s no rhyme or rhythm there. I’ve just naively assumed that, being specifically for pictures, it must be optimized to host them better than the other platforms? I’ll even post to Lemmy communities from there instead, if pictures are involved.
Loops itself is a website, or its something like piefed and Mastodon ???🤔🤔🤔
If PieFed is reddit and Mastodon is Twitter, then Loops is TikTok. Short form looping videos, except they federate so people on the other platforms can see them too
My feed keeps disappearing there. I get a message saying ghosts have took over…and all my saves # are gone.
Which one?
Pixelfed
Oh geez! Well I guess I can’t be to mad at what my instance (Pxlmo) is doing, because at least its not doing that! What instance are you on?
How does fluxer work ??🤔🤔🤔
It’s very nearly a Discord clone, which makes sense gicen the creator had contributed code to Discord in the past. The main instance is overpopulated though, it runs terribly compared to the self-hosted ones. That said, I’d go Matrix over Fluxer if my friends would let me. It’s not federated or even E2EE.