I’m not one to praise Google often but I think their Popular Times feature can be handy to see how busy a place might be. This live feed video stuff is way over the top and invasive.

That’s a good one, thanks!

I’m a very light user but so far so good. My usage has been mostly browsing photos.

The official app is nice. It’s Instagram like in layout and works well for my uses.

I prefer a third-party app called Vernissage because photos are the main feature. You don’t see any titles, descriptions, votes, comments unless you tap into the photo. My one dislike is how the feed updates.

When you open the app and new photos are ready you’ll see a number in the top right but nothing new is displayed. In order to see new posts you need to pull down to refresh. This takes you to the top and then allows you to scroll down until you see the “You’re all caught up” notice. To me it would be nice for the new posts to load automatically. Not a huge deal but something I think about while using it.

A very nice write-up. Thanks for sharing your insights! You’re right, these new platforms need time and experience to grow and thrive.

For how new some of these platforms are I think things are going well, recent dramas included.

In that case, nice choice!

Your theme looks great! Nice design chrisbit.

Is he saying we should all X communicate?

You’re welcome. I pasted Kbin links but I’m logged into a lemmy account right now. It’s all still new and wild for me…lol

Here’s a couple.

!netsec@lemmy.world

!infosec@kbin.social

If you’re looking for Mastodon instances maybe something like infosec.exchange or defcon.social is what you looking for.

Good luck finding new places