This question is especially for people who have joined in the last week. Have you used other fediverse platforms or is this your first time really using one? What do you think of it so far? Are you aware that you can comment on Lemmy posts with a Mastodon account?
https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse/
Here’s a guide if you need it and a nice explainer if anyone else needs a better idea of what the federation is.