Viewing a group from Lemmy like @fediverse on Mastodon looks like a weird stream of retoots / boosts. That’s probably going to confuse some folks as Lemmy & Kbin & friends take off

  • vhstape@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Just because the ActivityPub protocol lets Lemmy and Mastodon interact doesn’t necessarily mean they should… Of course, I say that as we interact between the two!! It’s an interesting design dilema that I’m sure will receive more thought as the platforms grow

    • AJ Sadauskas@aus.social
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      2 years ago

      @vhstape @lmorchard What it means is that every interesting conversation also adds an interesting conversation to Mastodon.

      People can interact with those discussions on the platform that suits them best.

      So if you’re an ex-Twitter user on Mastodon, it appears as a post. If you’re an ex-Redditor on Lemmy, it appears as a thread.

      And the magic of the Fediverse is that those ex-Redditors can engage with ex-Twitter users in conversations that wouldn’t take place had they remained on Twitter or Reddit.