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[–] texture@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

can anyone eli5 what the difference is from piefed to lemmy? i have a lemmy account, do i have a use for a piefed accnt too?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its up to you. They are different software but both read lemmy and Piefed communities and instances.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

ok thanks. sorry someone downvoted you

[–] Chill_Dan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

PieFed has flair and topics, which make it easier to find content you like.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

oh cool. thanks for the info :3

[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To me. It's the same thing but PieFed has better UX and more featues.

Which one you pick is for the most part irrelevant.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

thanks for the input. im gonna chekc out piefed