I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted, it really reads like the most basic AI slop. It may not be, but if you asked AI to write this article, this is very close to what you would get.

Oh my God it’s so cute 🥺

I don’t see ads anywhere anymore. I have ublock origin on my phone and PC browsers, I use alternative apps like Grayjay instead of the official YouTube app, and if I can’t block ads on some platform, I just don’t use it.

I understand giving in to ads on some apps if the platform really matters and there’s not an alternative, but why not use ublock origin for the rest? Is it still not well known that you can block ads?

I don’t think it looks terrible, but it does look like windows media player from 20 years ago.

I honestly don’t think it’s that common anymore, I’ve seen QR codes for Bandcamp or streaming more than CDs in the last 4 years or so.

Well shit. Is there anywhere to actually buy music from the artist?

Personally it doesn’t need to be user friendly for me to use it, just have decent specs. Like at least a flagship phone from 2019 kind of specs. All the Linux phones are unbearably slow and have crap cameras and battery life.

Yep, if even tech-savvy folks struggle with following people via links, the average user is going to feel totally lost. It’s these minor UX issues that keep holding federated platforms back.

What platform are you on? There are lots of alternative apps for both iOS and Android, and they can be customized beyond the defaults as well. I primarily use Moshidon on Android, and it’s great.

It’s so much fun! I’ve been playing it for a while now