the formats aren't different at all: it's ActivityPub. what differs is implementation and mastodon+lemmy are a bit stuck on their hills, not willing to concede and interop. this is why people want perfect interop: because it is possible, just blocked by software parochialism.
if you check the github issue linked above in the thread, it just mentions UX for boosts (mastodon should not put boosts by groups on timelines) and duplicated usernames (lemmy allows two actors with the same name: groups and users, leading to webfinger issues)
fedi software that can consume both mastodon and lemmy is a reality, i'm replying from an example of it!
having more account is fine and cool: more frontends, more choice. but content should be able to reach far and wide for this network to really grow organically and not as separate silos with the afterthought of cross-following in theory
the formats aren't different at all: it's ActivityPub. what differs is implementation and mastodon+lemmy are a bit stuck on their hills, not willing to concede and interop. this is why people want perfect interop: because it is possible, just blocked by software parochialism.
if you check the github issue linked above in the thread, it just mentions UX for boosts (mastodon should not put boosts by groups on timelines) and duplicated usernames (lemmy allows two actors with the same name: groups and users, leading to webfinger issues)
fedi software that can consume both mastodon and lemmy is a reality, i'm replying from an example of it!
having more account is fine and cool: more frontends, more choice. but content should be able to reach far and wide for this network to really grow organically and not as separate silos with the afterthought of cross-following in theory