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Danny Faught

@gracjan @fishcharlie @christianselig I'm a Mastodon user new to the Fediverse. Do these related services like Lemmy require making a new account?

31 May 2023 at 17:41 | Wall-to-wall | Open on fosstodon.org
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Gracjan Nowak

@swalchemist @fishcharlie @christianselig If someone is using another software that’s part of the Fediverse (Lemmy, Pixelfed, PeerTube, etc), you can follow them from your Mastodon account. You don’t need to create an account on that service. You also should be able to comment on and boost their posts.

31 May 2023 at 17:55 | Open on ieji.de
María Arias de Reyna

@gracjan @swalchemist @fishcharlie @christianselig

Then as a mastodon user what I will miss is the local timeline with all the topics and the interface to look like a forum. Is that so?

Still deciding if it is worth creating a second fedi account or not.

1 Jun 2023 at 6:56 | Open on floss.social
Pusher Of Pixels

@swalchemist @gracjan @fishcharlie @christianselig

As noted to follow users there and interact you can use the Mastodon account. I've wondered about having 'one' account across the servers but it doesn't really work just like the BirdSite isn't doing to well trying to be Youtube ;-)

This is one thing about the fediverse that sorta blows my mind. Each 'service' like Mastodon or Lemmy or PeerTube etc is focused on it's type of content and and features.

BUT b/c it's on ActivityPub everybody on all servers can follow and interact with accounts across the different types. The 'view' you'd see 'here' is a function of being on a Mastodon server. Think of a youtube channel but having the video gallery just viewed here as separate toots with videos.

It's a truly mind boggling level of connectedness, yet each has it's own features, strengths and future strengths ;-)

@swalchemist @gracjan @fishcharlie @christianselig

As noted to follow users there and interact you can use the Mastodon account. I've wondered about having 'one' account across the servers but it doesn't really work just like the BirdSite isn't doing to well trying to be Youtube ;-)

This is one thing about the fediverse that sorta blows my mind. Each 'service' like Mastodon or Lemmy or PeerTube etc is focused on it's type of content and and features.

1 Jun 2023 at 5:48 | Open on universeodon.com
Charlie Fish

@pixelpusher220 @swalchemist @gracjan @christianselig Agreed. The thing that I’m personally still trying to wrap my mind around is when should I create an account on another service, vs just continuing to use my Mastodon account and interacting via ActivityPub. Net really sure the answer there.

1 Jun 2023 at 13:28 | Open on mstdn-social.com
Pusher Of Pixels

@fishcharlie @swalchemist @gracjan @christianselig yeah I think the answer depends on what you want out of it.

For most casual consumption scenarios the existing account is fine. For *using* and creating content in that other service, you'd need to create an account

1 Jun 2023 at 14:26 | Open on universeodon.com
Danny Faught

@pixelpusher220 @fishcharlie @gracjan @christianselig I'm fine with it having a different UI. But looking at join-lemmy.org/, I see no obvious way to get to the content. I tried copying and pasting a domain name on the Lemmy servers page, and then I could browse content and find usernames to paste back on my Mastodon server to follow them.

1 Jun 2023 at 17:06 | Open on fosstodon.org
OpenDNA⚙️

@swalchemist @gracjan @fishcharlie @christianselig You may already be following non-Mastodon accounts and not know it. So, as a practical matter, no.

But if you're looking for a UI experience closer to YouTube, Instagram, or Reddit, then yes.

1 Jun 2023 at 9:23 | Open on mastodon.sdf.org
Sotolf

@swalchemist @gracjan @fishcharlie @christianselig

Not to watch but to comment and vote yeah, luckily at least like reddit you don't need to give them a mail address, so it's basically just creating a username and a password.

2 Jun 2023 at 7:44 | Open on social.linux.pizza
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