The Problem with the Fediverse

I have no issues with the way it is implemented, I have no issues with it at all. For context, I left Twitter to join the Fedi, and it has been great so far! I use Misskey for microblogging, PeerTube for uploading videos, and Lemmy for Reddit-style discussions. The Fediverse is amazing!

Except, idk, for the fact that it is too fragmented? I hope I am using the right words. Like, the current instance I am on does not have support for communities, so i have to do it the hard way and mention @fediverse@lemmy.world so that I can post here. It’s a good workaround, considering it doesn’t have built-in support for communities.
But my point still stands. It’s not a Lemmy/PieFed problem. It’s mostly a fediverse problem. Implementing communities for every platform would help the Fediverse. Not only does it solve discoverability/algorithm issues of the Fediverse (since now when you follow a community, you get all posts from that community), but also it would interconnect every platform (Misskey, PeerTube, Mastodon, etc.)

Imagine you don’t have to use your Lemmy account to check everything on Lemmy. Instead of creating channels in PeerTube, just post to an existing channel/community, and people subscribed to that channel/community can find you easily. I see this as an absolute win for everyone.

I understand this would require collaboration between all developers of all software. But hopefully, this is possible?
Or am I asking for too much?

If I am wrong, then is there any way in which we can solve this issue?

#fediverse #problems #fediverseproblems

  • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    11·
    10 hours ago

    I really don’t mind having a separate account for Lemmy and Mastodon. It’s not pleasant to force different types of content into different website formats, even if the implementation is “ideal”.

    That said, I am surprised Misskey doesn’t allow you to follow @fediverse@lemmy.world as you would follow a user, Mastodon allows this (it’s not as good as viewing inside Lemmy but it does work).

    • DrCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 hours ago

      Yeah same. The way I think about federation is in a kind of per “product” approach. That’s a piece of software can be run by anyone and all communicate and work as a whole is the main benefit. Cross compatibility between “products”/software is just an added bonus, but not necessary

      • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
        6·
        9 hours ago

        Even more than per product, it’s generally per category of products. You can run Lemmy, Mbin, or PieFed and get access to the Threadiverse. The devs actually do a good job with the interop when it fits the format of their site.

    • Znatley@torishiro.comOP
      3·
      8 hours ago

      @Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com i just checked your full conversation on your instance (misskey doesnt support edited posts)
      Misskey does support following the community, its just not done elegantly. All replies from the community show up on my home page, which isnt great.

      For now, ill stick with misskey till i find a worthy contender, just love msky reactions too much (too goofy lol, with sfx and all)

      @fediverse@lemmy.world

      • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
        1·
        9 hours ago

        Do it! You’ll probably find like-minded users. Don’t forget PixelFed and Loops too.

        Although maybe you could just contribute to Mbin or fork it, cause I feel like it already does all of this?