I’m gonna nope out of personal use of Pixelfed. That Supernault guy is creepy.
@SimonWoods How so? I know nothing. Point me to sources if you prefer. Contemplating a move myself, so want to understand.
@jeremycherfas I quick look through his Mastodon posts put me on guard previously, and even today some of that aggrandising nonsense is in there. I also make it a rule to be careful around people who unironically say "jk".
Also when Pixelfed blew up he went on a tirade against people who dared to criticise him, including insulting people because they didn't have as many followers as him. Adam Newbold has been trying to advise him to, you know, not go down this path but it wasn't until Eugene Rochko literally told him to stop it that he the deleted the posts.
@DaveyCraney Yeah, this is the exact same trap I'm not going to fall for again. It was bad enough I didn't fully trust my instincts when I called Dorsey a mini-Zuckerberg years ago; now I feel I have at least some capability in spotting this crap.
@SimonWoods I also don't use Pixelfed, and I agree that he has some traits I don't love… But I still think it's unfair to lump him together with Dorsey and Zuckerberg. Going in on Pixelfed (being ActivityPub and all) is so much better than Instagram/Threads/X/etc.
I'm absolutely not saying it's not OK to criticise him! But let's not lose all perspective here…
@SimonWoods Thank you. I was not aware of any of this, and am still on the fence about leaving IG for anywhere else. For me it really is about being where people are looking. So I have quit FB and Xitter, and right now I am trying to decide between somewhere like Bluesky and Pixelfed, with no clear ideas either way.