Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?

[mobileatom@flipboard.com]

Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on? #activityPub #Pixelfed

https://ploum.net/2025-12-04-pixelfed-against-fediverse.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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[informapirata@activitypub.space]

mobileatom@flipboard.com You've touched on a very interesting point. By the way, I've never figured out whether your Flipboard account will ever be able to see my reply, and to be honest, I'd be very curious to know what a Flipboard user sees when they receive a reply from the free Fediverse...

Returning to your observation, I see the Fediverse as an integrated ecosystem, but integration doesn't always have to be symmetrical.

To put it simply, Bookwyrm users and Peertube users aren't interested in viewing content from other social networks!
In the Fediverse, there are programs that focus on one of the three areas in the image above, and programs that occupy two or more reference areas.

For example, I find the fact that Mobilizon users can't see Friendica events much more problematic than the shortcoming you noted on Pixelfed...

Pixelfed certainly "looks" like a social network, but it's primarily a place where users share their "personal art galleries."

While I'm not a fan of dansup@mastodon.social, I recognize that he's making great strides to increase the interoperability of his creation, and Pixelfed has grown better than any other software in the Fediverse on three key levels:

1. improving interoperability
2. creating a beautiful and ergonomic app
3. brand identity

I'm sure he'll find a way to make text content visible in the future, but honestly, right now, it doesn't seem like a priority for Pixelfed's development and success.

That said, your observations are a very interesting starting point for the development of software and interfaces in the Fediverse.