The current functionality of the #Lemmy platform requires users to utilize their #Mastodon accounts to follow other Lemmy users, which differs from the approach taken by platforms like #mbin. This limitation can be seen as an inconvenience for those who prefer a more integrated user experience within Lemmy itself.
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Mastodon (microblogging, follow users) and Lemmy (forum, follow topics) cater to different kinds of users. I don’t subscribe to personalities, I subscribe to discussion topics, that’s why I’m on lemmy and not mastodon.
I subscribe to discussion topics, that’s why I’m on lemmy and not mastodon.
Yep! I feel the same way!
Yeah, there’s no need for that weird parasocial shit.
That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. If you want to follow users, use Mastodon or something.
How is this sad, or a story?
Good - thought I was the only one who saw little value in following a person on Lemmy.
https://fedia.io/ handles both
It’s mbin, that’s what I’m saying…
On the other hand mbin doesn’t have apps. I guess people are prioritizing this over micro blogging
What about the app interstellar?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.jwr.interstellar
Not great, but “it’s working” at least
I had originally hoped to use my Mastodon account to follow Lemmy communities but the fact that every single comment on a post pops up in my feed made it… just really unusable. Really happy with using #mbin for Lemmy though and keeping my Mastodon and Mbin separate.
Wat
What I think would be cool is following hashtags from Lemmy, or a.gup.pe groups
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