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Difference between kbin and lemmy (feddit.de)
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Lately I often read about kbin.social being similar to lemmy but more accessible. So I created an account there to check it out. My experience so far is a little mixed. From kbin I can access all Lemmy posts, although I find the interface less intuitive to join new communities. So from the kbin side it feels like an other Lemmy instance.

But when searching for kbin from this Lemmy Account, I do not find much. I feel like I am missing some basic concept, that makes it pretty clear. Why this is such a one way experience.

So now I am wondering: How does this work, what are the difference, what do both sites have in common?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How would one instance know that I set up a new instance without a central service?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

When you subscribe to a community from another instance, it learns your instance exists and starts sending it messages and receives responses.