My account tells me it's only six weeks since I started using Pixelfed seriously. In that time I have come to love it.
The reach is unbelievable, helped by the fact that I can share it to my followers here. The possibility to share makes it an entirely different beast than Instagram. More like Tumblr, but centred on original photography.
There is so much good stuff on display. And as opposed to Ig, hashtags work the way they're supposed to.