I run a few groups, like @fediversenews@venera.social, mostly on Friendica. It’s okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I’m testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It’s in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it’s coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

  • silver@lemmy.ca
    7·
    1 year ago

    i like the community but

    1. this app needs a better ui…i know that comes secondary but it just seems to vague. whats with the weirdly small coloured thread indicators?
    2. theres gotta be a better explanation of federation out there. there’s gotta be. i didn’t understand it for days because i couldnt find any decent sources on lemmy
    • masked_nybbles@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is coming from an American, so this explanation is going to be a bit U.S.A.-centric(may also contain inaccuracies or missing details):

      The United States of America is federated under a central authority to facilitate cooperation, trade, and freedom of movement; this is why we call the central government the federal government. Canada’s provinces are similar in this respect, as are the states that make up Mexico.

      federation n: the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs

      federation n: a union of political organizations [syn: confederation, confederacy, federation]

      federation n: an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

      Lemmy and the like are federated without a central authority, thus having no higher authority within this framework enforcing rules they must not infringe. Each member makes its own rules in its own territory, choosing whom they wish to federate or cooperate with. When moving to another member, or even non-member, like member states or territories, you need to move to a new address within the member you wish to join. Also like member states or territories, there is generally freedom of movement without having to take up a permanent residence in another. Email behaves similarly.

      Perhaps it is best to think of each instance as a country or state. Technically, federation does rely on a set of rules to communicate — the protocol in this case — but it still remains true that each member is not beholden to a central authority and may choose to or not to cooperate or communicate with whomever they wish.