• lp0101@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    kbin and lemmy federate with each other. You only need one account and you can view posts from any instance*

    • Except for those that choose to defederate, like beehaw. But that’s their choice to make a walled-off community.
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      At first it was

      “You only need one account, it’s like an email, they all federate with each other”

      I was reeeaally excited for the prospect. (I still am btw)

      But now it’s more like

      “your account here can see that instance and that one too – but it’s buggy so sometimes it takes time to sync – anyway you cannot see that one for that one you need a distinct account-- oh and if that instance decide to defederate then you’ll need another account for there too”.

      I’m still into the Fediverse, it’s just we still have things to figure out.

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        The good thing is I think most of these issues are a design issue that can be solved client side rather than fundamental flaws in the architecture.

        For example, if you go to comment on a Beehaw thread and the app just showed some kind of prompt, e.g. “Sign-up to Beehaw or an instance federated with Beehaw to comment on this sublemmy” I think it would feel pretty straightforward.

        All the confusion with how federation works is something a well designed app could explain to users as they explore. Obviously it will just take time for the platform to mature to this stage.

    • puck2@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      But if the one you choose “defederates” can you yourself move over to another one?

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      1 year ago

      I just wish there were a way for me to write a short bio listing my username on other servers/platforms in-case they get defederated for one reason or another–but such is beta life…