Having Another Look at #Friendica
Just for fun, and perhaps to expand my horizons a little. Despite all the good things I have had to say about #diaspora - it's wonderfully simple UI, it's easy learning curve (which makes a huge difference for people who are new to federated / distributed social networking) and all those good things - I'm seeing that Friendica is a lot less confusing and befuddling than it used to be years ago when I first tried it out.Believe it or not, so far I find #groups easier on diaspora than on Friendica even though diaspora doesn't offer "groups" in the same sense. I simply use #Aspects to make my own groups; and posting to the group is as simple as merely posting to that Aspect.
On Friendica searching for groups is more difficult. There's no "directory of groups" like you might expect to find on a platform that offers group memberships. And very few groups that I was able to find were very specific, like a single family or local organization. Nothing like "Livinghistory" or "reenactors" or "ReformedChristians" or "XfceUsers" or even distro-specific groups for Linux users.
So far it's still been kind of fun, and it does reach a lot more people in the wider #fediverse as they call it, including Diaspora. In spite of it's steeper learning curve, it's easier than I remember from my earlier experimentation with Friendica.
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