This is a big problem. It creates the illusion that /c/cats on one particular instance is the real /c/cats.
This is the root of re-centralization and it must be pulled out.
This is a big problem. It creates the illusion that /c/cats on one particular instance is the real /c/cats.
This is the root of re-centralization and it must be pulled out.
Yes. The UX of Lemmy is currently extremely early adopter state. kBin is early alpha, Lemmy is probably late-alpha. Neither are close to any state where they could get mainstream adoption. Part of that is inherent to federation, part of it is simply how early the projects are.
There’s not even a consensus what lemmy is yet, two big opposite camps are “federation is a bonus, but essentially every instance is for themselves”, the other extreme is like OP “any instance that blocks another is not part of the fediverse any more”.