They all look the same to me, and I can communicate with other Lemmy users so what’s the point? (I don’t know anything about Lemmy lol I just joined)

  • soben@orcas.enjoying.yachts
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    Similar to Mastodon, the different instances can represent single individuals, a small group of friends, a shared common interest, or host anything. It allows a “local” feed but can also connect to any part of the federated network. An instance might even choose to not broadcast to the larger federation at all.

    These instances also spread out the workload of any single server by decentralizing the network, which allows Lemmy to grow without falling into a capitalist growth method.

    • Frub@lemm.eeOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s fuckin’ awesome! Kind of like a digital syndicate!