• @Cool_Name@lemm.ee
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    363 months ago

    Cool, but it the more learn the more I find that I’d rather Dansup wasn’t becoming the darling of the fediverse.

    • Quicky
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      393 months ago

      Yeah he’s definitely up himself, and highly prone to preschool outbursts on Mastodon. No doubt he deserves plaudits for ambition and talent, but a bit more humility and grace would do him good. I’ve cringed at a few of his (often retrospectively deleted) posts unnecessarily slagging off other devs.

      That said, I’m extremely grateful for what he’s trying to do, and his genuine desire to expand the fediverse.

    • HobbitFoot
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      113 months ago

      I feel like Mastodon is the only one who did things right.

      • Blaze (he/him)
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        243 months ago

        Isn’t Gargron regularly criticized by the community for refusing to deliver some features?

        • HobbitFoot
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          113 months ago

          And he has turned over Mastodon to a non-profit company which should be able to gain more resources to develop Mastodon.

    • tisktisk
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      63 months ago

      what’s this mean? darling is a nothing word I thought? (Not best english)

      • Quicky
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        113 months ago

        It means the dev can be a bit of a dick, and it’s not always a great look. “Darling” in this instance means “face of” or “icon”.

        • tisktisk
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          -53 months ago

          Who isn’t from time to time? We’re in a era of sensitivity either way

          • Quicky
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            3 months ago

            I suppose, but he did start name-calling just because another developer had the audacity to start building their own fediverse photo sharing platform (Vernissage). Then apologised and removed the toot.

            Bearing in mind the other developer also actually built a functioning and rather excellent third party Pixelfed app (Impressia) that he wrote because he got frustrated with the lack of development on the official Pixelfed app, and which was available on app stores years earlier, it seemed beyond unnecessary.

            Weirdo

      • Jeffool
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        FYI “darling” can also be used with a spouse or romantic partner. Your husband or girlfriend can be your “darling” just like “honey” or “baby”. It has a similar meaning in this case, where “darling of the group” means everyone really likes them, even if not sexual/romantic.

        And this use, “darling of the ____”, is a slightly older, but relatively common, saying.

  • @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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    153 months ago

    awesome. I think this will really motivate people moving over to stay for a bit.

  • AItoothbrush
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    53 months ago

    Why is it so inactive? I made an account and there are barely any posts or activity.

    • @Free_Opinions@feddit.uk
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      203 months ago

      I moved from Instagram to Pixelfed around a year ago and went from barely anyone seeing my photography to literally no one seeing it.

      • @Cheems@lemmy.world
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        43 months ago

        I get likes on cat pictures and that’s it. The likes always seem to come after I go to bed so I assume somewhere else in the world is where the exposure is coming from

    • @nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
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      163 months ago

      They don’t have proper “trending” page, that’s why it seems barren.

      At least on Pixelfed.social, there are a lot of active photographers, both casuals and professional posting their work there.