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The ActivityPub protocol makes it possible, but most apps only make use of the pieces of ActivityPub that suit them. For example, in Lemmy they lean heavily on the Group actor type as the basis for Communities, which Mastodon doesn't use at all. Peertube creates content using the Video activity type, while Mastodon only creates content in the form of a Note activity. Lemmy produces a lot of Link activities, which get rendered into a Note when viewed in Mastodon. And so on.
It's all a work in progress and I'm confident integration will get better over time. The framework is there.
Kbin has limited support for Mastodon posts but it's UI is still very much focused on the reddit-style functionality.
OK, thanks for the info. I'm glad people have the same thoughts. I hope your confidence pays off, for all of our sakes'.