Hi there! So I understand that federated systems can speak to one another and interact. My question I guess is should I be using my Mastodon account to log into PieFed, and PixelFed, and Bookwyrm? Or do I need to create specific accounts for all these services, just as I did before?

I understand that someone on Mastodon could potentially follow my PixelFed account and see my posts. But wouldn't it make sense to have one single identity (if one wished) so it collected all of my stuff in one place? Just wondering if I am missing the point?

Sorry if I sound like an idiot here. I really love the idea of federated services, just want to make sure I am "doing it right" so to speak.

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[–] Klear@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago

When I first joined Lemmy I made accounts on lemmy.world, sh.itjust.works and lemm.ee, since I didn't have a solid idea of what instance to pick and wanted to have options. I was using the .world account when posting from a PC (because I liked Alexandrite) and sh.itjust.works on mobile. lemm.ee was a backup, though that whole instance ended up dying...

As soon as Boost started supporting piefed, I jumped ship and chose quokk.au simply because it's the best name. Same reason I was on sh.itjust.works, really. My original two lemmy accounts are still around, but I don't use them at all nowadays. They could come in handy if I ever need to make a lame joke about clones or bots or sockpuppets though.