Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoLet's spread out lemmys userbase so that a single instance can't take out large chunks of the networklemmy.zipimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down14
arrow-up1222arrow-down1imageLet's spread out lemmys userbase so that a single instance can't take out large chunks of the networklemmy.zipPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareNaia@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoThe average person doesn’t understand decentralizing networks.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYeah, especially all the Reddit expats. Myself included. Took me a while to understand what federated meant and how it worked. But also what redditors want from Lemmy vs what Lemmy is are somewhat two different things.
minus-squareembrcrndm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWould you mind doing a quick “ELI5”?
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’m probably not the right person to explain it as I still only have a rudimentary understand of it.
minus-squarejoshuaacasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s like email. With email, if you have a @gmail.com address you can communicate with @hotmail.com addresses. Well, with lemmy/mastodon/whatever they work the same way. Users don’t have to all be on the same server to interact with each other.
minus-squareMrClayman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m in the same boat. I feel like I get what Lemmy is really all about now, but I also feel like I still have no idea what all of it really is. Is fun though
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThe average tech idealist underestimates network effects and natural centralization. Any goal beyond a single entity having over half the traffic is probably too ambitious.
The average person doesn’t understand decentralizing networks.
Yeah, especially all the Reddit expats. Myself included. Took me a while to understand what federated meant and how it worked.
But also what redditors want from Lemmy vs what Lemmy is are somewhat two different things.
Would you mind doing a quick “ELI5”?
I’m probably not the right person to explain it as I still only have a rudimentary understand of it.
It’s like email. With email, if you have a @gmail.com address you can communicate with @hotmail.com addresses.
Well, with lemmy/mastodon/whatever they work the same way. Users don’t have to all be on the same server to interact with each other.
I’m in the same boat. I feel like I get what Lemmy is really all about now, but I also feel like I still have no idea what all of it really is.
Is fun though
The average tech idealist underestimates network effects and natural centralization. Any goal beyond a single entity having over half the traffic is probably too ambitious.