It is not Lemmy or kbin, it is the fediverse. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Cat@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer.

We should be referring to it as...

I saw it on the fediverse.
Hey fediverse users ...
A thread on the fediverse...

New terms may emerge but referring to the platform seems weird, almost ignorant.

edit: A better example is email. You wouldn't assume everyone is on Hotmail because that is the email provider you use. You say I'm sendingan eamail, not I'm sending a Hotmail.

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[-] Xiphorang@kbin.social 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While you're correct, it's just a clunky term. I think some other way to refer to the whole thing will probably come along soon, and in a few years, people will regard saying fediverse the same way we look back on people talking about "surfing the information superhighway" or whatever.

[-] sab@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I would love it if we just went all early 1990s and started saying "hello Internet!" or something beautifully corny like that.

In the end activitypub is a standard recognized by the W3C, so it would be kind of accurate.

[-] techviator@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

In my best AOL voice: You've got fedi! 🤣🤣🤣

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