• themadcodger@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Firefish and Mastodon are both microblogging platforms (like Twitter) on the fediverse. Kbin and Lemmy are both forum style platforms (like Reddit).

        Where Lemmy and Mastodon are for people who prefer a more basic just the necessities experience, kbin and Firefish provide a more stylish experience with more options and customization.

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        It is a Mastadon alternative where Mastadon is a Twitter ( X ) alternative.

        Kbin is a Lemmy alternative where Lemmy is a Reddit alternative.

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            1 year ago

            I understood this comment chain but im so sorry for everyone that is new to the fediverse and has absolutely no clue what is going on lmao

      • Retronautickz@beehaw.org
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        No, not really. Firefish is a microblogging platform. Kbin is a link aggregation and topic discussion platform, with a wonky attempt at microblogging.

        I wouldn’t call it an alternative to Mastodon or Twitter either, because Firefish has features that neither of them have. The only Microblogging platform it could be seen as an alternative to, now that it has gone beyond being just a fork, is Misskey.

        People tend to compare Firefish and Misskey more to Tumblr, but they still have things that either were inspired by other microblogging platforms (twitter, included), or that are unique to them. So they aren’t fully “Tumblr alternatives” either.