I plan on making two videos, one where I explain how Lemmy works and then how to post in a community. I’m going to do my own research but is there any points you want to give to a new user?
I plan on making two videos, one where I explain how Lemmy works and then how to post in a community. I’m going to do my own research but is there any points you want to give to a new user?
Lemmy is like a state/province made up of several cities. You start by picking a city (“instance”) to live in (lemmy.world, lemmy.ml, etc.). You can visit and socialize in a pub (a “community” - like Lemmy.world’s c/mildlyinfuriating) located in your own city. Alternatively, you can drive over to socialize in a pub in a neighboring city (lemmy.ml’s c/memes). In the neighboring city’s pub, you might socialize with people that live in your own city and those from other neighborhoods. If a neighboring city decides they don’t like your city, they can tear up the roads between the two of you - this is called “defederation.” You can fly your drone over and still see and hear what’s going on in this neighboring city’s pubs, but you can’t socialize with them.
I’m sure this analogy breaks down in several ways, but it’s how I have thought of it and explained it.