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So is each lemmy instance just a full standalone clone of the full reddit feature set? And multiple instances will all have the same duplicate communities? For

So is each lemmy instance just a full standalone clone of the full reddit feature set? And multiple instances will all have the same duplicate communities? For example. https://beehaw.org/c/technology https://lemmy.ml/c/technology Am I gonna just see a bunch of duplicate content if I've joined multiple servers?

BeetleB 4y ago
From the Lemmy docs: > On Lemmy you're able to subscribe to communities on any other server, and can have discussions with users registered elsewhere.
least 4y ago
If you're comparing it to reddit, it'd just be like subscribing to two subreddits with similar topics. It's moderated by different people so the rules change but the links might be about the same thing.
- SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
  So, exactly how long before shills and bots are cross pollinating some paid for narrative on all the technology subs using the same script? “Hmm, almost all of r/technology is against nuclear, that informs my personal view point a little… “hmm, every one of these technology reddit-likes is against nuclear, I guess everyone agrees and I should too”. I am aware that this is not a bug to Reddit, it is the reason they are looking at an IPO, is a very in-demand feature to be able to shape narratives. I look forward to seeing how a federated Reddit deals with narrative pushing.
ranger_danger 4y ago
this is basically how matrix's federation works. every homeserver has its own copy of any room that any of its users are on, regardless of what server owns/created the room originally, they all keep in sync with each other to merge messages in from the other homeservers. you can also create local-only, homeserver-specific channels if desired.
Nutomic 4y ago
The two you linked are different communities, with different rules, different content and moderated by different people. They just happen to have the same name. What federation lets you is view and interact with communities that are hosted on another instance, for example: https://beehaw.org/c/technology@lemmy.ml https://lemmy.ml/c/technology@beehaw.org

BeetleB 4y ago

From the Lemmy docs: > On Lemmy you're able to subscribe to communities on any other server, and can have discussions with users registered elsewhere.

least 4y ago

If you're comparing it to reddit, it'd just be like subscribing to two subreddits with similar topics. It's moderated by different people so the rules change but the links might be about the same thing.

SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
So, exactly how long before shills and bots are cross pollinating some paid for narrative on all the technology subs using the same script? “Hmm, almost all of r/technology is against nuclear, that informs my personal view point a little… “hmm, every one of these technology reddit-likes is against nuclear, I guess everyone agrees and I should too”. I am aware that this is not a bug to Reddit, it is the reason they are looking at an IPO, is a very in-demand feature to be able to shape narratives. I look forward to seeing how a federated Reddit deals with narrative pushing.

ranger_danger 4y ago

this is basically how matrix's federation works. every homeserver has its own copy of any room that any of its users are on, regardless of what server owns/created the room originally, they all keep in sync with each other to merge messages in from the other homeservers. you can also create local-only, homeserver-specific channels if desired.

Nutomic 4y ago

The two you linked are different communities, with different rules, different content and moderated by different people. They just happen to have the same name. What federation lets you is view and interact with communities that are hosted on another instance, for example: https://beehaw.org/c/technology@lemmy.ml https://lemmy.ml/c/technology@beehaw.org