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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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I subscribe to discussion topics, that’s why I’m on lemmy and not mastodon.

Yep! I feel the same way!

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, there's no need for that weird parasocial shit.

[–] pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev 52 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What?
Well, I can only speak for myself, I'm not here to follow users but communities.
And if someone wants to follow me I'd see it as kind of annoying for them seeing all the different topics I post and comment instead of something focused.

IMO the ability to see Mastodon interactions in Lemmy and vice-versa is quite annoying since they use the same protocol for different experiences.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

Yup. Following a user is creepy as fuck

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

A lemmy community shows up as a user in mastodon

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago

That's not a bug, it's a feature. If you want to follow users, use Mastodon or something.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 months ago

How is this sad, or a story?

[–] podperson@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

Good - thought I was the only one who saw little value in following a person on Lemmy.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://fedia.io/ handles both

[–] Johny5@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's mbin, that's what I'm saying...

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the other hand mbin doesn't have apps. I guess people are prioritizing this over micro blogging

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What about the app interstellar?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.jwr.interstellar

[–] pgetsos@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Not great, but "it's working" at least

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com 7 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] HamSwagwich@showeq.com 4 points 2 months ago

Wat

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

What I think would be cool is following hashtags from Lemmy, or a.gup.pe groups

[–] owatnext@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

#ok