I'm really liking Lemmy. But I think cross-community federation ease of use should be considered.

Hello, Lemmyverse. I'm posting from kbin and crossing my fingers it'll federate properly.

I'm quite enjoying using this platform as a Reddit alternative so far. But I just wanted to make this post about how federation is presented to the end user. As someone who is tech-inclined, I understand how it works - you can join either local instance communities or external ones via finding it's URL - but it's not something you can exactly easily figure out. You have to research and learn how to do it a bit.

I feel like having to use external websites like Browse Feddit and Lemmyverse just to find content will be a stumbling block for growth. I'm personally able to find content I want so far, but the mere attempt to explain the Fediverse works seems to make people roll their eyes or immediately ignore Lemmy out of confusion. It's definitely not an easy mechanism to find communities.

I'm not sure what the solution is myself, but I just wanted to start an open conversation on that topic. I think Lemmy has a pretty promising foundation as a social media platform in general otherwise. I'm all ears to any suggestions on how we could make the cross-instance communication that makes the Fediverse so unique easier to understand and explore.