#ActivityPub is super cool once you see it in action.
For instance, you can visit the new StarTrek lemmy server here: https://startrek.website/c/startrek. Looks like a reddit sub with posts, threaded comments, upvotes, &c.
OR you can follow the same server on Mastodon @startrek.
Every thread and comment shows up as a boosted post.
Cool, right? Now, say you find a comment that you want to reply to. Post through your favorite Mastodon app, and that feeds right back to the thread on the #Lemmy server! 🤯
@girthero
“Server” was a poor choice of words. I should have probably used “instance”. Any one instance doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme. If one goes rogue, you don’t federate with it, and you go elsewhere.
Money will be an issue long term. People will have to donate to their instance. Hardware/bandwidth cost money. Remains to be seen how everything works out. I’m sure there’ll be problems, but it’s nothing unsolvable.