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  • Regarding the interface: Krita is heavily designed to match artist workflow around the world. Here’s the complexity:

    Different region, ages, and level of professionality have entirely different of common/standard app.

    A lot of comic artist or illustrator that delves in anime/manga/ACG style in Asia use Clip Studio Paint as their main software. People from Western gaming industry often used Photoshop or Procreate. Teenager in Asia often use ibisPaint. PaintToolSAI for lightweight and customizable interface. There’s Rebelle for replicating traditional realistic painting.

    Krita tried to cater to all of these people, not just “Photoshop users” that mostly just for image editing.








  • I agree with top comment.

    I’m Indonesian. Most of trending fediverse are Western related topics which It’s not relevant to me.

    There’s one time when I randomly post about my country politics, and people on Mastodon just assume or comment using Western mindset.

    Other than this Lemmy account, I mostly stick with hobby-related fediverse that mostly East Asian and Southeast Asian people (mostly Misskey instance)

    Also, Indonesian is currently the highest user on Twitter, recently bypassed Brazil. People still use it as our local feed is… well localized. No Western-related discussion and much more comfy.







  • Creators like illustrator, comic artist, cosplayer, or blogger needs money to sustain their works.

    Fediverse is not anti creators. There are a lot of attempt (especially Japanese fediverse community) to embrace this demography.

    It’s possible to create pro-creator service without making fediverse succumb to corporate greed.

    After all, fediverse should be all about inclusivity. If you don’t like creators, just block them.


  • Fediverse is all about inclusivity. You want to create your own community? Sure. You don’t like creators? Just block them.

    It’s not about commodification of culture, but realizing that all illustrator, comic artist, writer, and designer are in the end still have to make money for their living.

    Even Lemmy, Mastodon, or any FOSS software still need funding to make it works.

    It’s possible to make creators on fediverse feels like their home without all corporate greed. Even right now, a lot of comic artist and writers are making their way here, posting their creativity on various instance.



  • It’s still usable if you’re not on English side of Twitter.

    For example, recent Indonesian political movement relied on Twitter for discussion and updates. Mastodon or any fediverse is simply too niche and most people don’t have money to fund local general instance. There were several local fedi instance (Mastodon and Lemmy), but all of them quickly dead for low donation.

    Japanese-side is still alive (in positive manner) but people are making backup account on Bluesky and Japanese Misskey instances.