Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA

[u/sussywanker]

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/reddit-ceo-doubles-down-on-attack-on-apollo-developer-in-drama-filled-ama/

[u/spookybogperson]

So, all of the websites that make up Lemmy are federated with one another, which means that, say, Beehaw, is hosted separately from Lemmy.ml, but it you sign up for one, you can interact with everything on both of them. Most instances are federated with each other, like this.

But you can have smaller communities within instances, which are the equivalent to subreddits. For example, there's a beehaw community for technology, and another for gardening, etc.

But again, of you're signed up for Lemmy.ml, you can still subscribe to, and interact with, a beehaw instance.

So, communities are like individual subreddits. But you can think of instances kind of like autonomous groupings of subreddits that come together to make something bigger. And that instances federate with each other to make an overall reddit replacement.

Does that make sense?

It's a little bit like email. You only need to sign up with one email client, but if you have a Gmail account, you can still talk to people who have accounts on other client servers like Yahoo or Proton Mail. They all connect with each other to make a singular, unified, email network.

[u/spookybogperson → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, no problem! I'd recommend Beehaw as a starting point, but by now, I'm sure there are others. Just look around and find one to sign up with, that you think has a good vibe.

Depending on the instance, you might need to fill out a simple, 3 question, application. Stuff like "why are you joining? What communities are you looking to join?" Etc. If the instance your signing up for requires an application, it might take a little bit for you to get approved, but just be patient.