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Okay, I think I understand Lemmy now. Do I have this right? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So here's how I understand it:

lemmy.world, lemmy.fmhy.ml, beehaw, (instances) etc. are all basically different servers. But they essentially all have access to the same communities, aka the equivalent of a subreddit, even though some communities are are hosted on lemmy vs beehaw, etc.?

If my understanding is correct, then, for the layman, each different instance can be seen as a site to view any of the communities, so we can register with one instance, and browse everything they all have to offer. Is that about right? Sorry, I know a guide has been posted, but I'm trying to reduce the functionality to fit into my feeble mind.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. It's like email.

You can have a gmail account, but still send and receive to and from someone with a hotmail account.

The emails that you both see, are stored on gmail and hotmail, but not on protonmail, unless you cc'd someone with a protonmail, in which case, it gets stored and becomes accessible, there too.

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

Personally, I don't think the e-mail comparison is very clear, nor entirely correct.

I think it's easier to explain like: everybody can make their own Reddit, but you can also see all the content on other people's Reddits.