You explain it to normies by saying it’s a link aggregator and discussion site and microblogger, like R/T. What they are really asking for, however, isn’t a rundown of federation mechanisms but a rationale for the fed itself. ‘How does it work?’ really means ‘What are the crucial differences and why do they matter?’ So a good answer to that must talk about ownership, the profit motive, user friendliness, the perils of consolidation, etc.
I need conclusive Lemmy anecdata on a key question: is Quebecois French considered antiquated by continental (both European and African) French speakers? Are the differences subtle or not?
Masculinity no longer has any acceptable outlets.
We don’t want defed because it’s a sledgehammer ‘solution’ that immediately denies us agency and reeks of Reddit-tier pre-emptive sub banning.
The Nazi Bar idea is for the most part a boogeyman.
So you’re telling me the model cannot consistently run at a profit, even through it relies on a massive unpaid labour force.
What I’ve long been curious about is whether the service provider can derive a subscriber identity using the number. I mean of course the mobile network operator knows I’m me, but does Bluesky? Or is it merely a valid mobile number to them?
The videast himself doesn’t think he’ll post his videos to the Fediverse as it lacks monetization.
That’s code for YT can spit in my sharecropping face as much as it wants.
I hope I’m wrong about her, but she is a politician. Constituencies are built to gain office, and the closer she gets to power the more she will (and must) contort her program.
She’ll do an about-face as she approaches spitting distance of POTUS.
The big news/current affairs instances are characterized by autistic screeching that has only a passing relevance to the article posted. See https://iusearchlinux.fyi/post/5429432
You can take the commenter out of R*ddit…