this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

fk off, wontchange my diacord name and i wont add an avatar. aint trying to use this like social media, dont care who knows or recognizes me. the only reason my username isnt 469764357 is my own memory

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Jackthelad 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't see any profile pics on the Lemmy app I use. 🤷

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemme has profile pics?

Praise Voyager.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isnt facebook, and no one wants it to be.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You don't have to put your face.... You could put a giant butthole as your profile pic if that's what you want.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now don't give them any ideas.

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[–] Klear 1 points 1 year ago

I don't want your face either.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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[–] fireweed 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If Lemmy were styled after an old-school forum board rather than reddit I'd agree with you, but because profile pics on Lemmy are so tiny they're basically pointless. However they're just large and colorful enough to be distracting. Lemmy's format can feel a bit cluttered as is, and I'd rather be able to scan and quickly identify important info--such as whether a comment poster is OP--than have my eye get caught by something superfluous and purely aesthetic like a profile pic. Thus I'd rather they do away with them entirely, at least in bylines.

[–] RQG 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recognize people with profile Pic way better than people without. That's about the only use I can think of.

[–] Klear 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and I don't want to recognise people on a Reddit-style site. Nor do I want people to instantly recognise me.

[–] Fridgeratr 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm on Sync and pretty much never see them lol

[–] Rouxibeau 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boost user here. They only exist when changing accounts for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I see them on Sync pretty frequently. It's a tiny thumbnail, so I usually can't tell what it is, but it helps me keep track of the conversation.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago
[–] howsetheraven 12 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

PFPs are bloat

[–] edgemaster72 10 points 1 year ago

Nah fam. Besides, on my screen at least they're so microscopic as to be pretty much unrecognizable anyway.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 9 points 1 year ago

Mine was stolen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I love my PFP. It's trash I threw together in 10 minutes for a joke with an ex 10+ years ago.

[–] Starkstruck 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] dipshit 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] FartsWithAnAccent 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Tried, but my lemmy instance won't let me

[–] Nikki 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

All the bland boring no fun PFPless people: Why? Don't you wanna express yourself?

[–] EternalNicodemus 1 points 1 year ago

Beautiful comment, bravo! 👏

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don’t forget the banner as well (:

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[–] Ch0wW 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sigh Fiiiine, I'll do it. But still, you're not my mom! 😡

[–] EternalNicodemus 2 points 1 year ago

Go clean your room right now, Ch0wW 😡

[–] peopleproblems 2 points 1 year ago

oh neat that's a thing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll do you one better...

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