Subj : mastodon
To   : Niter3
From : AKAcastor
Date : Thu Apr 11 2024 01:18:50

 AK> I have actually been more active in conversation on fsxNet than Lemmy,
 AK> but really they pair well together IMO! :)

 n> Lemmy?

Lemmy is part of "the fediverse", a collection of social networking servers which can communicate with each other, while remaining independently controlled.

The niche Lemmy fills is similar to Reddit or web forums.  Posts are separated into categories and you can subscribe to the categories of your choice.  
On Lemmy you follow or browse based on categories/topics.

 AK> bailed for Mastodon at the same time I was done with Twitter, so I was

 n> Another one I havent heard about. 

Mastodon is also part of the fediverse, with a similar type of social media interface to Twitter.  You can follow accounts and see posts from them in a timeline, and boost (retweet), etc.

On Mastodon you follow based on people/accounts.

Because of the open nature of the fediverse, there are different options for servers to create accounts on (or setup your own server), and different software/UI options (web interfaces, apps).  So your experience can vary a lot depending on what direction you choose.


An example of a post I made on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@akacastor/112249401970309556

A post I made on Lemmy:
https://lemmy.world/post/14144651


Chris/akacastor

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