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

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Hey everyone. I am new to the "Fediverse" and I am confused about how Lemmy connects with PixelFed.

As I understand it, you should be able to interact with all the Fediverse platforms from just one platform, but I can't seem to figure out how to see stuff from Mastodon or Pixelfed here on Lemmy.

Similarly, I don't quite understand how to see stuff from Lemmy on Pixelfed. I created a Pixelfed account and tried searching for my Lemmy account over there and managed to find it, but I don't know how to log in to it or make changes to it.

Could someone explain this to me? I am very confused!

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The grumpy answer: Don't mix and match across platforms.

They are very different platforms that serve very different purposes, and they have very different layouts. Viewing things from different instances using the same service works quite well, but even when cross-platform things work, it's not a great experience.

If you want to see stuff on Mastodon server, use a Mastodon account. If you want to see something on Pixelfed, use a pixelfed account, if you want to see stuff on Lemmy, use a Lemmy account.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

But doesn't that defeat the point of federation?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I think the main point of federation is being able to see something from Lemmy.zip with an account on Lemmy.ca. So if one service goes down, or a there is a difference of opinion on what the rules should be, the whole platform of "Lemmy" doesn't go up in flames.

This prevents one person or group from controlling everything.

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

Oh ok.

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

It's also early on for most of these platforms. They're relatively new, changing rapidly, and so it's harder to keep the platforms compatible with everything that's out there.

As an example, there have been a few improvements over the past short while around Mastodon-Lemmy compatibility

Once the software matures, I imagine it'll be easier to see the content in most popular formats

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

the mbin platform can access both thread and microblog stuff like mastodon from a single account

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

Thanks for the help, everybody!

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