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

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.