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Example: Right now you have a bunch of /r/linux lemmy subreddits with their own posts and threads that are independent of each other. You can make a thread on /

• rakoo 3y ago
  If I want to read information about linux I need to follow HN, lobste.rs, LWN, and maybe other sites. All of them independent. All of them with different conversations. All of them with different accounts, meaning that many identities. The fediverse is not like that: with a single account you can subscribe to all discussions, participate anywhere. Fragmentation is only when you don't participate: once in, all discussions appear on your instance, everything is reachable. > You can make a thread on /r/linux on the lemmy.example.com instance and will not appear at /r/linux on lemmy.example.net That's not how this works. You control what appears, not the instance.
  • ssivark 3y ago
    Can you, for example, subscribe to /r/linux on “all” Lemmy servers? Likewise, can you have a reasonable expectation that others would do the same — so it doesn’t matter which server you post your questions on?
    • rakoo 3y ago
      > Can you, for example, subscribe to /r/linux on “all” Lemmy servers? Yes, by design. You do have to search for all that exist, but you can follow them all from your own instance, provided your instance and the remote instance allow federation. > Likewise, can you have a reasonable expectation that others would do the same — so it doesn’t matter which server you post your questions on? I don't know yet the usages on the Threadiverse, but it is expected that people at least know the multiple communities that exist. The discussion about merging happens constantly, with pros and cons, and no easy decision for anyone