just so this doesn’t overwhelm our front page too much, i think now’s a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let’s try to keep what’s happening in this thread instead of across 10.

developments to this point:

The Verge is on it as usual, also–here’s their latest coverage (h/t @dirtmayor@beehaw.org):

other media coverage:

  •  SeeJayEmm   ( @SeeJayEmm@lemmy.one ) English
    9•1 year ago

    There’s pros and cons to both centralization and decentralization. I like the idea and the goal of decentralization and federation but you run into issues like this, that are counter-intuitive and will be a road block to broader acceptance. Especially with smaller communities.

    I think having the option to aggregate those communities into one view could bridge that gap. Have it be optional. Heck, even allow users/servers to block specific communities if they want.

    I like the idea of Lemmy but I don’t like the idea of having to subscribe to 7,10,15 different versions of a topic of interest spread across 25 different servers. Let me sub to “Technology” and have a toggle to display “all Technology communities across federated servers”.

    •  setsneedtofeed   ( @setsneedtofeed@beehaw.org ) English
      9•1 year ago

      I’m of no doubt that apps will eventually allow users to manually create multi-Lemmys.

      I just think we should kind of chill on trying to 1-for-1 replicate Reddit, or ask for all the features straight off. Reddit has been around for over a decade and the apps and ecosystem have matured a lot. Some of that takes time to happen, since internet communities drive sites so I’d rather give it a bit before making changes.

      •  SeeJayEmm   ( @SeeJayEmm@lemmy.one ) English
        2•1 year ago

        I just think we should kind of chill on trying to 1-for-1 replicate Reddit

        I don’t think I want (or was asked for) a 1-to-1 replica of Reddit. Like I said, I get the pros of open source and federation. I’m just pointing out an immediately apparent pain point that I’d like to see be addressed at some point.

    •  asexualchangeling   ( @asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml ) English
      7•1 year ago

      I like the idea of Lemmy but I don’t like the idea of having to subscribe to 7,10,15 different versions of a topic of interest spread across 25 different servers. Let me sub to “Technology” and have a toggle to display “all Technology communities across federated servers”.

      Or maybe just have communities tag themselves, and make it so you can sub to tags? With the ability to add exceptions