PabloDiscobarJun 12, 2023

[Tips] Here are some shortcuts for your old reddit habits

[Your list of subs](https://kbin.social/settings/subscriptions/magazines), in a grid make sure you [set it to private](https://kbin.social/m/privacy/t/12383/Kbin-shows-the-list-of-your-subscriptions-to-everyone-by)... #kbinMeta

https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/13166

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Show threadmajor_malarkeyJun 12, 2023
Wth is this microblog I'm seeing under threads?
Show thread0xteroJun 12, 2023
It's essentially (in simplified terms) a Mastodon client.
There's really no reddit equivalent, but if you pretend reddit and twitter had the same web interface, you'd get close to that "Threads" and "Microblog" are.
Show threadIBNobodyJun 12, 2023
I understand the concept, but not the purpose. Why would I post something to a microblog when I can post a thread? Or I guess if I was more twitter-savvy, why would I create a thread when I can post something to a microblog?
Show thread0xtero
Maybe you wouldn't. But this being the fediverse I can follow all the communities/magazines from other services, like Mastodon, Pixelfeed or Peertube (fediverse equivalents for Twitter, Instagram and Youtube). I can post to these communities/magazines from those apps as well. Those posts will end up as Microblogs.
Jun 12, 2023 at 4:55pmWeb
Show threadIBNobodyJun 12, 2023

I get that, yeah, but what confuses me is this...

https://i.imgur.com/AXnjhhU.png

If the magazine I'm in is /m/kbinMeta, how does the Mastodon etc. stuff get be collected in kbinMeta?

Magazine mods can associate hashtags with their magazine and then anything from the fediverse tagged with that ends up showing in that magazines microblog section. This is a great way to bring in a lot of content you can interact with even if it's not in the longform KBin/Lemmy format.

And that now makes sense.