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

Interesting article but I disagree with the premise:
The protocol does not demand to display all messages.
Actually, it doesn’t make any sense even.

When I use , I do that to see pictures only. That’s the whole point.
If I want to see more, I have to use a more generic platform, like .

ploum.net/2025-12-04-pixelfed-

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