Also, new to . I have been researching how to degoogle and defacebook (and other "traditional" social media) my life, which lead me here. My understanding is the fediverse is connected so how would I connect this profile with or etc.? Also, is there a good way to run these platforms in a linux program on desktop vs browser?

@joebrig You don't connect your profile. Federation means that you can use your Mastodon account to interact with people using other services on other servers.
For example this is "Big Buck Bunny" on blender peertube: video.blender.org/videos/watch You can paste this link in your mastodon search box and post comments to it.

> Also, is there a good way to run these platforms in a linux program on desktop vs browser?

I'm not using any.

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@etam Okay, that makes sense. So I'll just need to find servers and setup profiles on the other sites if I want to actively follow someone there. Thanks for the info!

@joebrig No! That's the point that you don't have to. If you haven't noticed you and I are on different servers talking to each other. You can do the same with other services compatible with ActivityPub protocol.

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