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How does having an account per onstance work? (lemmy.world)
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For context i did not know you can use an account from a single instance to post on another. With this in mind I have a few questions:

  1. If I can use one instance account everywhere, why can I make multiple accounts?
  2. Why isn't there a centralised account system?
  3. What's the use of having per instance accounts?

I'm currently considering keeping this main account and deleting the ones on other instances, because if i can interact with those instances I don't see the need for an account.

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[–] matt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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.