Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here’s what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says:
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All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test
I wasn’t anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I’m ready 😎
Yes, you can customize your pixelfed experience to a huge degree afaik
Edit: at least he says that you can disable it: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/110836670603821232