What's the fundamental difference between Fediverse/ActivityPub/Lemmy and the Usenet? - eviltoast

After reading a bit about Usenet, it seems to me as if the whole Fediverse seems to be just a reinvention of Usenet.

What’s the big difference?

  • miraclerandy@lemmy.world
    59·
    1 year ago

    Here’s an analogy from a non technical person.

    Fediverse is the universe.

    The protocol is the laws of nature by which the universe functions.

    Lemmy is a galaxy or cluster of galaxies in the universe.

    • Square Singer@feddit.deOP
      61·
      1 year ago

      Thanks, I know how the fediverse works and what protocols is. My question was about the Usenet and the Fediverse serving exactly the same purpose in almost the same way.