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ah, i see. thank you for the answers :)
It can definitely be a little confusing if you're not used to the federation concept, and are only used to the big "platforms" that currently exist.
Lemmy is not really a "platform" in the same way that Reddit or Facebook are, it's just software that runs on a website (similar to say, a phpBB forum board) that also gives the website the ability to talk to other websites running compatible software.
As you use it more, it should start becoming clearer - Lemmy and other Fediverse platforms are not necessarily complicated, just use some systems that people are not used to after the rise of Meta and Twitter.