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Fediverse question (startrek.website)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by SSH_2023@startrek.website to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If software on the fediverse such as lemmy and kbin are connected similar to emails, how come I cannot use kbin with my lemmy account and have to create a new one for kbin specifically? Is this just a bug, or have I misunderstood how the fediverse works?

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[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

You can't use your Gmail account with let's say Hotmail. I think that's the analogy very commonly thrown around here - I'm not sure how accurate it is though