I really want a simple, thoughtfully private, not owned by a tech conglomerate, photo sharing app that is really nicely designed. like instagram in 2010. does this exist?

• I answered with links to Micro.blog and the Sunlit client and ActivityPub powered Pixelfed.
• I think Pixelfed is probably the strongest foundation, with the bonus that you could pull in Mastodon and other ActivityPub content that included photos for a broader network.
• I’ve talked to some artists and for them it’s about other inspiring artists on the platform and… people who buy the work they post.
• Some social networks — like art or styles of photos — simply aren’t niche, so where do network effects come from? How do we get started?