Now that a lot of 3rd party apps for reddit have shut down there have been loads of new users joining the various Lemmy instances. So who got here today and what has been your experience so far?

I’m here to help should you have any questions about Lemmy, lemmy.world or life in general (I can not really recommend that last one).

Anyway, welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay 😁

EDIT: I created seperated threads for this not too long ago but I think it’s useful to post them again.

  • Some things might still be confusing to people, I read a comment below about someone not knowing how to browse content from different instances for example. I really suggest you read this post by lemmy.world admin @ruud which does a wonderful job to explain a lot of it.
  • If you’re wondering what 3rd party apps there are available, this thread seems to list them all!
  • Mysteriarch ☀️MEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    A link between Lemmy & Mastodon you mean? They share the same protocol: ActivityPub. There are many other types of software that do, and they can all communicate with each other. So you could check, follow or comment on Lemmy through your Mastodon (someone did today in the slowchat!), although it’s not the optimal experience. For some types of content it doesn’t really matter that much (I’m thinking of the photo-sharing Pixelfed and Mastodon for instance), for others it changes the user experience quite a bit.

    • @StijnVVLEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Thanks for your explanation! It does make more sense now. I’m more in favor of the Lemmy interface and way of working so I suppose it’s better to have 2 separate accounts (one on each platform)? Or can I use my Mastodon credentials to logon to Lemmy?

      I might be completely mistaken and don’t understand it at all.

      • Mysteriarch ☀️MEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        I’d say have a separate account for both if you’re actively going to use them, since they’re quite different.

        You can’t log in with the credentials for one instance into another, no. But you can access it through the instance you’re logged in to.

        Edit: you don’t need a separate Lemmy account for different Lemmy instances of course. They share the software and user experience. I myself have a Mastodon (general posting), Lemmy (communities and discussion), Pixelfed (photo sharing) and Bookwyrm (book updates) account. Those all do differenthings.

        • @StijnVVLEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          This is most informative, thanks a lot for your explanation!

          • Mysteriarch ☀️MEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            It takes a little bit getting used to the idea of federation, but it’s only one extra layer actually. If you can make the mental click, it’s actually pretty easy!

            • @StijnVVLEnglish
              2•1 year ago

              I’m willing and happy to try! It certainly looks like a more friendly and respectful concept of web than what we’ve seen so far with centralized corporations.

              • @DV8English
                2•1 year ago

                While I agree as an IT person myself, I find that the more comments I see it seems many people feel that it’s best that non-technical people who don’t understand both the philosophical and technical aspect of federations.

                I don’t like that kind of exclusionary thinking.

                • Mysteriarch ☀️MEnglish
                  1•1 year ago

                  Are you talking about the tech-centered part of the fediverse? There’s certainly that, but there’s also a large part of marginalized people or people with alternative visions on what the internet should be, regardless of technical skill. I always joke that it’s mainly comprised of tech nerds, leftists and queers, or a combination of all three.

                • Camus (il, lui)English
                  1•1 year ago

                  It’s okay for everyone to know how it works. The issue is usually that some people are afraid of things they think are difficult, and that might prevent them from using them

                  • @DV8English
                    2•1 year ago

                    Knowing how stuff works is great and can increase your enjoyment of something. But I consider it silly to talk down to people who don’t, and in the large threads I feel like there’s a lot of sentiment that if you don’t know how to set up your own world you’re the wrong kind of person to be here.