Would you be able to subscribe to those things via your account if they hadn’t made it across to your instance though? I’m no expert but perhaps this is side-effect of controls for moderating federation i.e blocking or allowing content from other instances.

I do agree that it should be easier to browse any instance though. Some Pixelfed instances browser home pages seem to allow it and some don’t - I’m guessing it’s an admin option somewhere.

I use Pixelfed by subscribing to hashtags that I’m interested in and artists/photographers who I come across via hashtags or my instance feed.

I’m guessing that this is how Pixelfed is designed to be used as users and hashtags are what makes up your home feed.

I’ve never felt the need to browse by instance but I can see that this could be a cool feature to add if there are any which are dedicated to a particular subject or style. Of course the same functionality can be accomplished simply by users adding unique and specific hashtags to their posts e.g #celticsculptures or #seeninplymouth.

This is what can happen if you don’t get anyone to look after your house when you’re away.

It’s all just entertainment

It’s good that your dad is your friend. He probably really loves you and wants the best for you, which isn’t always the case with other people.

In fact I would say that your dad is probably the most important friend to have.

With that out of the way, I’d also ask: How old are you? Do you want other friends? Have you met other people that you want to be friends with? What is your definition of a ‘friend’?

You might already have friends but not think of them as such. You might be surrounded by people you don’t want to be friends with or your paths might not have crossed yet with anyone you want to be friends with.

Does your dad have friends? My first friends were people my parents introduced me to. Now most of my friends are people that other friends introduced me to. Friends have been a very social thing for me.

This just makes me angry

Well put.

I get screamed at for attention sometimes, which seems like a pretty good definition of trolling. So yeah.

Yeah, sounds valid.

I think it mostly depends on whether your pet has thumbs and how tall it is.

This is a good one.