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Why is there #Mastodon and #Pixelfed?

On pixelfed there's only images but you can filter mastodon for images. Why would I make two profiles and when do I post which image to which platform?

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[–] T4V0@lemmy.pt 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pixelfed is more similar to instagram and Mastodon to X (Twitter). They are different ways to access the Fediverse, Lemmy and Kbin are similar in that way (though Kbin can also use a interface similar to X).

And posts in Mastodon and Pixelfed can be seen by each other's users as long as the respective servers are federated. So choose your preferred app/interface and post freely. From what I've seen Pixelfed is used mostly by photographers.