They didn’t have any interest in becoming a Reddit alternative, at least not for the vast majority of Reddit content like memes and puppy pictures. I think the entire place is text only, which does tend to foster more thoughtful commentary.

I can’t log into my account on lemmy.world, but I guess this is what they mean by federation and different instances continuing to work.

I thought I was the only one fascinated by the Bonneville flood. What a scene that must’ve been.