Hello! I'm new to this instance and to Mastodon. Would like to know what exactly a federation is and what being on this site is like (=^_^=)
@mewmew Thank you for the welcome!
@lunarised Surely it's unparalleled to the degeneracy of Reddit.. right?
@vivi Where's your saddle man I can't just mount a horse without the gear
@vivi If you say so, let's take this bad boy out to the parking lot
it's not as degenerate when it comes to really gross stuff, like cucking, simping and overall anything related to deep ends of feminism but it's pretty repellent to boomers and normies
too much anime dare I say
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@Elfie I've been trying to maintain my status as a simple anime enthusiast for a long time now but I can feel the effects of the anime kicking in.. I- かわいい!!
@nerthos it's an uphill battle, huh
@yourlocalimouto
The best example of federation I can think of is email. How you can communicate with someone using a different provider (server) than the one you're using (i.e. you, using Hotmail, can communicate with someone using Yahoo or Gmail.)
As far as this instance, it's really nice! It's really comfy, everyone is pretty nice, and it's just a fun place!
@easthighNerd so you're able to communicate with people in other instances as long as you have an account with an instance, like email providers? That makes sense, thank you! And hopefully this is a nice instance :D
if you want to start your own place you can also do that for a relatively low price and minimal understanding in coding
that aside there are some big instances that you might want to know about, since they could give context as to what you can expect
@Elfie which languages would you use to create your own instance? Also, could you perhaps link to the big instances?
I have no idea
but you can ask the head admin of https://freespeechextremist.com/about ask P, he's been helping people who want to start instances https://fediverse.network/?count=users
use this site for exploring the fediverse, play with the filters.
as it stands there are two sides, the Mastodon software side and Pleroma software side
Mastodon instances are mainly known for being similar to Twitter, in the sense that they hate everyone and everything that doesn't obey to big tech or popular narratives (BLM, feminism, lgtbq, etc.) with some exceptions.
I know, it's a decentralised service that advocates against itself... it just how it be
the pleroma side is more known for it's ease to use and freedom of speech.
https://fediverse.network/pleroma?count=users
all the instances starting from number 3 are pretty comfy, depends on the content you're comfortable with really
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@TheMadPirate @Elfie thanks to the both of you, I'll check these out when I can
https://robek.world/videos/gnusocial-video/
@nerthos I think I'll be using this anytime I try to recruit more people into Mastodon and the like
Feel free to make accounts on several servers and try the different options to see which you like most. There's no limitation on alternate accounts.
@nerthos That's a relief, I'd been wondering if I was only allowed to have one singular account
It's really up to preference, much like with servers. Each server also has its own rules for what is and isn't allowed, content warnings if those apply, and so on.
@hakui gold subscription?
@hakui @yourlocalimouto @nerthos
What about the Platinum subscription?
@hakui @easthighNerd @nerthos you're losing me here.. I'll just assume soykaf is another instance and you need to pay for three (and a half) more accounts
You don't need to pay for anything, though you can donate to several of the fedi software projects if you want
@nerthos @easthighNerd @hakui I see. Must be nice to show off an account to people who can't sign up haha
@yourlocalimouto hello! im also new,
@yourlocalimouto welcome!