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wait I can use mastodon using this account? That's crazy, I think I'm getting it now.
You won't have all the features of mastadon with a lemmy account, but here are some things that can happen.
Mastadon users can post to lemmy and kbin communities. You can reply to these posts and both lemmy and mastadon users will be able to see it. For the mastadon users, the comments look like replies on a mastadon thread.
Mastadon users can also comment on lemmy/kbin posts. You can reply to those comments, upvote/downvote them etc.
Mastadon users can follow lemmy and kbin communities. But lemmy users can't follow mastadon users yet. Kbin users can follow mastadon users. The reason kbin is less popular than lemmy is because kbin lacks mobile apps.
it's Mastodon.
Good call out. There used to be (and may still be) a scammer squatting on mastadon.com
The whole point is deliberate engagement and sharing. Don’t like the content coming out of an instance? Don’t federate with them. It allows communities to stay small and focused, or grow large and be a big tent, according to their users.
Still wish there was a way to block Instances instead of just users and communities for non-instance owners. I'd rather not switch instances for a slight inconvenience of having to block every community from an instance.
There is. I checked, your instance is on 19.2. It's in the settings, "blocks", last list
Thanks! I didn't realize that existed.
They only added it a couple of versions ago
@[email protected] I am reading, up voting and commenting on this thread from https://kbin.melroy.org/m/[email protected]/t/99078/What-are-the-practical-benefits-of-the-fediverse
The way I quickly explain the Fediverse to technical folks is it is like public email with voting and open trigger tracking baked in. ActivityPub is the SMTP of an ecosystem of multiple domains and clients with varying policies and features.
What is happening with Threads is very similar to when AOL started making it easier for the people within their walled garden to interact with the rest of the internet.
@[email protected] @[email protected]
An example from Firefish (a Mastodon alternative): https://calckey.world/notes/9ojwvbyqsqpdvek2