I think I just had THE fediverse moment:Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@hikingdude yup, the first time is particularly magic. For me it was with a PeerTube video, barely a few weeks after joining.

[fedops@fosstodon.org]

@coreysnipes @slothrop @hikingdude @elperronegro@shmg.online @elperronegro@loops.video what is the difference between posting videos on Loops versus on any Mastodon instance? Is Loops somehow optimized for video (storage)? Thanks!

[slothrop@chaos.social]

@fedops @coreysnipes @hikingdude @elperronegro@shmg.online @elperronegro@loops.video AFAICT the Loops Ui is built along the same lines as TikTok: optimized for making, posting and viewing short videos.

I don’t know what the server side looks like.

[econetwork@mas.to]

@hikingdude Exactly This is the magic of the fediverse everything just flows together @econetwork

[coreysnipes@hachyderm.io]

@fedops That's the question I keep coming back to, for myself. If everything federates, why bother with multiple accounts? (I tried pixelfed but didn't see an advantage for myself.) Maybe it's just a matter of what you're used to. Started with Instagram? Pixelfed. Started with TikTok? Loops. Started with Twitter? Masto. etc.

cc:
@slothrop @hikingdude @elperronegro@shmg.online @elperronegro@loops.video

[fedops@fosstodon.org]

@slothrop @coreysnipes @hikingdude @elperronegro@shmg.online @elperronegro@loops.video aha, that would be an explanation. Looking through a client like Pachli or Tusky it all appears exactly the same.

[hikingdude@mastodon.social]

@coreysnipes @fedops @slothrop @elperronegro

Ah the one feature for pixelfed - for me - would be stories. But honestly not enough for me to use it a lot (even though I use Instagram and WhatsApp stories ). But whoever likes it, go for it.

Peertube is just optomized for video streaming in different resolutions, subtitles etc.

But yes, I think a lot of people find themselves asking this question sooner or later.

[flashmobofone@mastodon.art]

@hikingdude Yeah.

It's glorious.

And even better, there's probably humans moderating your instance who are keeping nazis and assholes out.

[diegomartinez@mstdn.social]

@hikingdude

This is a great feature. I haven't seen anyone from Loops yet, but I like that I can follow/view anyone on the rest of the Fediverse. I think I'm personally following at least one account on Pixelfed, and another one on Piefed, and can follow people on Lemmy (though votes seem to be unsupported(?))

[bigducky@mastodon.social]

@coreysnipes @fedops @slothrop @hikingdude @elperronegro@shmg.online @elperronegro@loops.video the way I see it, different Fediverse apps optimize the experience for their specific use cases. For example, Pixelfed optimizes for posting pictures (I believe Mastodon limits you to 4 pictures of a certain resolution per post and Pixelfed has higher limits), Lemmy optimizes for threaded discussion communities, etc. So even though you can consume and interact with a different app, the experience may be better on that app.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@hikingdude YES!!! This is it! This is the mind blowing moment you realize the Fediverse *must* be the future!!