After using a few, ultra.cc gets my vote. Never tried GigaBox so I can’t speak to them.

It isn’t the easiest thing, so many reviews are just self promotion. There are some forums and discords that are pretty reliable with good discussion but it’s mostly trial and error to find one that works well for you.

Instrumental music, usually film scores or video game soundtracks.

I think Phillip Seymour Hoffman was all CGI in the last Hunger Games movie.

For continued development and more content.

Yep, that’s definitely me…

I think it’s really more about being an “early adopter” to something rather than following the mainstream. Tech enthusiasts tend to have more patience with minor inconveniences that come along with new technologies.

The average users will show up when their friends start using it and talk about it more. I still have people in my everyday life that don’t understand and don’t use Reddit, no chance they’ve even heard of the fediverse.

Toxic gatekeeping in communities.

I stepped away from Reddit after Apollo shut down in part out of spite and to stand against the crap from Reddit but mostly because Apollo made Reddit usable.