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TIL Maegul coined the term 'threadiverse' June 5th 2023

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What do we call the Lemmy/Kbin Universe? - Lemmy

Seeing some push back here on the idea of confusing things with more terms than just "fediverse". I get that. The problem is that that cat is very much out of the bag. Surely, for the vast majority of people that have any awareness of the fediverse, they think it's just Mastodon.

Either way, "Mastodon" is a much larger "brand" than "fediverse" or anything else on the fediverse. So trying to get some conceptual branding going makes sense. It make things more clear, as the idea of the fediverse itself is kinda fuzzy and complex and probably best left out at the beginning. It's a little bit like the matrix, you have to see it with your own eyes, IMO.

So, my lame contribution ... **Threadiverse!: "Social media, but woven into threads, like Reddit or Forums, not like the chaos of Twitter, but all on the Fediverse so you can find anyone else doing anything else too."

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  • Eh we all have our opinions although I feel Threadiverse rolls off the tongue better than forumiverse (or foriverse which I also dislike.)

    Also the term predates Threads by a full year, but I refuse to let the term die because of that association.

  • I just prefer fediverse, because it refers to the common network of apps and services speaking the same language: activitypub. There's not really any such thing as the "threadiverse", because lemmy can talk to mastodon, friendica, peertube, discourse, gnusocial, plerome, wordpress, lotide...

    A lot of these have communities just like lemmy, and choosing to layout comments flat vs in a tree, is entirely a UI consideration for many of them. So if the thing distinguishing "threadiverse" is just comment trees and communities, then a lot of fediverse services already have those.

    • but if I am using Lemmy and someone says follow me on the fediverse, I have to say I can't because there isn't that ability. I think that's one of the main differences that the word Threadiverse differentiates

      • Yes. Not being able to follow people isn't just a UI question, it's a core feature of the platform, and one of the main differences between microblogging and forums

  • Threadiverse vs Forumverse, not sure if there's a clear winner, I see both used interchangeably

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