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The federation seems confusing even for someone that understands activity pub. Did we ever stop to ask if we should? Or did we only ask if we could?

• jlkuester7 5y ago
  Uhhh I mean I guess it depends on your goals, but for social media services as generic as Mastodon/Lemmy, federation seems like an obvious advantage in terms of increased "social connection" as opposed to siloed communities that cannot talk to each other.
• rakoo 5y ago
  I think the federation in fediverse went on wrong tracks. What I want is a single identity and be able to use it everywhere, whether the "where" provides me with a photo sharing service or a blogging service. What we have instead is a photo sharing service where I'm registered and a blogging service where I'm also registered but with a different identity, and we try to make the two fit into one another but it doesn't really match.
  • bronlund 5y ago
    What he said!
  • olah_1 5y ago
    Exactly! If you want to fully participate in Lemmy, you need a Lemmy account. The federation here is basically an advertisement to join Lemmy. It’s the same with Peertube and Pixelfed. If we need to make new accounts everywhere, I don’t see the point.