I'm still torn between being a user or an admin when it comes to Pixelfed. Its user experience isn't anywhere near as smooth or nice as Mastodon's. I originally thought about setting up a Pixelfed instance, but after running into all the slowness and bugs in that PHP-based system, I got frustrated. I know I can get it super fast and polished, but I also see value in the original core. It should feel right. I don't have the time to contribute to multiple platforms right now, and I know this could easily become a rabbit hole. So for now, I'm sticking with Mastodon.