• can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    15 hours ago

    It’s meta and x that are causing interest in the fediverse again. Pixelfed has gained a lot of users.

      • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        10 hours ago

        Well I just got here and I don’t know what the title was referencing in regard to an earlier thread. I’m learning how to navigate this thing currently. I understand where you’re coming from though. Maybe that earlier post explains it ?

        • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          Would you mind telling me what “Fediverse” is please. I had a bit of a read about this new place/thing/situation/blogsite or whatever it’s called. I’m an old Troglodyte and lucky that I even discovered Reddit 12 years ago. It was great for many years but I’ve grown tired of the same old comments and the insecure mods. Well anyway, happy newish year.

          • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            47 minutes ago

            Federated Universe, or open social web as some have come to call it. It refers to many services that use the same protocol ActivityPub for their backend. Different software uses it a little differently but a shared backend is how for example you can get people commenting here from their Mastadon or Mbin account.

            It can be tough to describe without getting too much into unnecessary details. Other big things is instances. Basically anyone can download the hosting software for one of these sevices such as Lemmy. Once it’s run it becomes and instance of the Lemmy software and then connects to the broader network of Lemmy servers.

            Hope that didn’t make things more confusing. The main benefit for you is if you find you disagree with the admins where you signed up you don’t need to abandon the platform as whole, you can just look around for an instance that’s run in a way that more aligns with your views.

            My instance, while one of the biggest, is small enough that I can directly chat with the the handful of admins if I have any concerns or questions. This works for me. Plus it being hosted close to me is good for latency.

            Edir: and happy new year to you too! Hope you enjoy the time you spend it here.

          • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukMEnglish
            2·
            5 hours ago

            It’s the constellation of federated web services all communicating with each other through a shared protocol.

            Imagine if Web 2.0 had dawned with someone inventing a way for all the blogs, forums, wikis and social media to talk to each other, instead of Big Web tempting people into walled gardens. Well we’re now back on that better timeline and making up for lost time.

            See: https://jointhefediverse.net/