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Wouldn't it make sense to put "reels" on Pixelfed instead of having a TikTok alternative? (lemmy.zip)
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Given that Pixelfed is designed as an Instagram alternative, it seems like it'd make more sense to just put the short-form videos on there.

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[–] 41 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Didn't Instagram add those stupid things because it was desperately trying to compete with TikTok?

I love having a platform that isn't trying to do short form portrait video. Everywhere wants to do it and I detest the medium. It's so boring!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    boring

    but somehow still feels like crack when you scroll it.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Uhhh, no? I get that I'm apparently alone in that, but I find both the format and the cadence of content it results in horrible.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    That's the thing, if you stay on it longer, it will start to serve you content more interesting to you to make it more crack like.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    As I said, the format and the cadence that results from what people optimise for is what turns me off. I don't want portrait video on my phone, at all. I don't want min maxing for short run time.

    It could be about my favourite topics and I still wouldn't want to watch it, anymore than I want to watch films on VHS or listen to music on HitClips.

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