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What are the practical benefits of the fediverse? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nazis being downvoted is always a positive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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