I don’t fully understand how lemmy works completely yet. But for example I made an account at Division by zero and subscribe here to post. Is it not just a more inconvenient version of making a reddit account and being able to post practically anywhere?

Also what’s the difference between making an account at one instant and just making one centralized account for the social media?

  • vsisEnglish
    190·
    9 months ago9 months ago

    Pros:

    • No single entity that have all control.
    • No entity profits from it, so you are not a product.
    • Related to above: No trackers, no ads, no spyware, etc.

    Cons:

    • It is run by volunteers: bad uptimes, slower progress, slower fixes, etc.
    • Some volunteer may give up and delete the instance. It happened to my first Lemmy account (nothing against you, stux)
    • No market-driven decisions means sometimes instances defederate each other for purely ideological reasons. Sometimes very childishly. (again, nothing against stux)
    • Lots of fedidrama.

    Welcome to Lemmy. Hope you enjoy it.

    • RincewindnzEnglish
      20·
      9 months ago

      I’ve also noticed that for some communities, such as the conservative community, the posts get downvoted heaps because they are as accessible as any community. On Reddit I just wouldn’t have seen their posts. This potentially makes it unwelcome for people of particular ideologies. (Possibly a self governing trait of the wider community)

      • jezebelleyEnglish
        30·
        9 months ago

        Nazis being downvoted is always a positive.

        • RincewindnzEnglish
          20·
          9 months ago

          Totally, kinda hope the majority of American voters agree this year.