@cbt 1) It's an official instance, and is funded by our patreon/open collective (and my own pocket if needed)

2) The instance provides a good home for artists who want to share more than 4 images at a time, or maybe share a collection or curate their portfolio

3) Pixelfed.art will still be around in 5 years, just look at pixelfed.social

4) Not sure what artstation.com has anything to do with this, having another choice is healthy