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Like what you're describing is exactly what I'm talking about. But there are more and more niche obscure corners of the internet that you don't easily find, where good stuff is happening. People are still using IRC, Hotline, KDX, Gopher, and then there's newer stuff like Gemini ( https://gemini", "context": "", "use_case": "photo sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Facebook is absolutely cooked"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 771739889, "item_id": 48233743, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48233743", "by": "broadway_lamb", "date": "2026-05-22", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Even some more established and widely recognized projects like Pixelfed feel quite rough in comparison", "excerpt": "I\u2019ve been runnning my Smithereen instance for more than a year now and honestly it\u2019s such a well-built piece of software that you rarely find these days. Even some more established and widely recognized projects like Pixelfed feel quite rough in comparison, and this is no exaggeration. There are some features lacking, like you cannot attach videos or audios to your posts, but I\u2019m willing to be patient here. 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