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It might be helpful to think about federation sort of like the email protocol. Users with different email providers can still send emails to each other
Hexbear is a Lemmy instance, people can create accounts submit links and post comments. Users with accounts from other Lemmy instances can also submit links and post comments, as long as the site has allowed users from that instance
Additionally, like the email analogy, Lemmy instances can also display content from other instances as long as the site has allowed content from that instance