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mastodon stuff via Lemmy? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 month ago by Unknown1234_5 to c/[email protected]

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I'm fairly new to the fediverse, but my understanding is that different platforms are supposed to be able to share content between them. I have always hated most social media and reddit was the only one whose layout I could stand, so my favorite fediverse platform is Lemmy. I do have a mastodon account but if I can get the same content here I'd rather just delete it and use a platform I like. Is that how it works? If so how do I do that/know when I'm doing it?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@Unknown1234_5 It is possible to post to Lemmy from Mastodon by tagging a community, to follow a Lemmy community from Mastodon, and to comment on Lemmy posts from Mastodon even if you're not following the community by pasting its URL into the Mastodon search bar. I'm doing that here for demonstration purposes.

It is not possible to follow users on Lemmy, which is the main interaction model of Mastodon.

If you want to actively participate in both microblogging and community-based discussion, it's best to use both Mastodon and Lemmy (or your favorite alternative to each).