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Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

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I like this significantly better than Mastodon (lemmy.one)
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My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again, but I think I will explore the other fedisites like Plemora or Calckey to see if I like it better.

I love the pace of a forum. I grew up primarily with GameFAQS and some lucid dreaming forum, and honestly it was very formative in teaching me how to write and use critical thinking skills, as well as how to respond to a variety of temperaments. I stopped participating in online forums awhile ago, and while I loved Reddit as a resource, I never felt inspired to participate. In the same way, there are an incredible number of forums dedicated to a certain topic, and are extremely valuable, it would be annoying to make an account for all the things I am interested in.

I like what lemmy is becoming. Glad to find system that makes interacting with people enjoyable.

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[–] croobat 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think Lemmy has it easier than Mastodon.

The bird app is mostly about following specific individuals, so the masses will go to where said individuals go.

The R app is all about communities and topics, so people will be more inclined to try it out. Personally I couldn't care less about who or how many people use Lemmy, as long as I got my Zelda memes.

[–] flubba86 2 points 1 year ago

Where do I go for the Zelda memes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That tracks. I think bird app started out as a great resource of experts sharing all the cool things they know, but it quickly became a game of who can get the most followers, which is the most banal and pointless thing a person can do with an account.

R app was always more idealistic, but somehow contained all the bad parts of bird app like it getting flooded people by people trying to sell you themselves or their crap.

Yeah, I think I will subscribe to Zelda memes too.