FlayOttersJul 3, 2023

Is it a good thing if there are identical communities on different instances?

https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/533134

Is it a good thing if there are identical communities on different instances? - FMHY

Is it worthwhile to try to get mods to combine them? It just seems like a bit of a waste when trying to grow a community and its split in two. Or is this what the fediverse is supposed to look like? I read before somebody said that we might be able to combine similar communities at some point but don’t know if that’s true.

Show threadMothra

this gets asked a lot. Yes, the whole point of this platform is to be decentralized. Nothing stops you, or anyone, from following 5 different communities on the same topic. The advantages are many. Basically each instance will be able to mod with/apply different rules to their communities, they will attract different crowds (even if they overlap a lot) and they will have a different style. If one goes down, which is likely in these platforms, or if say an instance cannot be sustained anymore or whatever- not all is lost. You still have all the other communities to follow.

there is a popular saying that goes, ‘‘don’t put all your eggs in the same basket’’.

Jul 3, 2023 at 7:10amWeb
Show threadFlayOttersJul 3, 2023
Apologies if this is a repeat question. I’m not entirely sure if there is a way to search in Jerboa for similar posts but I don’t think there.
Show threadMothraJul 3, 2023
oh I didn’t mean it that way, no need to apologize. I just notice this question comes up a lot inside different communities, people often wonder why there are also two/three/N other communities and why don’t they all merge. It highlights a lot of people still expect things to be centralized even in a decentralized space. But, it’s good that you ask, so hopefully more people understand better why it’s good thing to avoid monopolies on topics.