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Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

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I like this significantly better than Mastodon (lemmy.one)
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My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again, but I think I will explore the other fedisites like Plemora or Calckey to see if I like it better.

I love the pace of a forum. I grew up primarily with GameFAQS and some lucid dreaming forum, and honestly it was very formative in teaching me how to write and use critical thinking skills, as well as how to respond to a variety of temperaments. I stopped participating in online forums awhile ago, and while I loved Reddit as a resource, I never felt inspired to participate. In the same way, there are an incredible number of forums dedicated to a certain topic, and are extremely valuable, it would be annoying to make an account for all the things I am interested in.

I like what lemmy is becoming. Glad to find system that makes interacting with people enjoyable.

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[–] stefenauris@pawb.social 14 points 2 years ago (8 children)

the nice thing about the fediverse is that you can still interact with the other platforms if you so choose, so you aren't limited! I'm glad you found something that works for you and i hope you have a great time :)

[–] Tetreo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Can you explain? how do we interact with mastodon here for example?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People from Mastodon can subscribe to Lemmy communities and once Mastodon adds groups later this year the reverse will likely also be possible.

[–] mrcleansocks@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I assume this is because of adhering to ActivityPub standards?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, although the standard is quite loosely defined, so things are not always fully compatible and Lemmy (on purpose) doesn't allow following users like most other Fediverse software.

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