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[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 110 points 6 months ago (65 children)

"I'm very tech-savvy, but I don't understand how the Fediverse work" - Then continues to write FUD... I'm so tired lol

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 72 points 6 months ago (30 children)

If Pixelfed can reach 186k monthly active users in a week thanks to IG users, than I'm really not sure how tech savvy that person is indeed

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago (29 children)

A huge barrier for some is picking the instance and figuring which community they should follow.

[–] SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 19 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Is it though? No one waited around and avoided email because they weren't sure which provider to use. Just make an account and go... if you hear or see other features that you want, then move.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 5 points 6 months ago

Some instances filter which content comes through, which might concern some people. And email services offer different features these days, so people might assume the same of fediverse instances as long as we’re drawing that comparison.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Idk I think the sign up phase could be simpler. A default instance and clear short documentation upon sign up would help. I say this not for me (nerd for 30 years) but just got my partner to switch and they were resistent due to the account creation process. Maybe it's just the extra dimensions of "picking an instance" but it is a thing and a blocker for engagement.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Lemmy has 42k monthly active users

Feel free if you have any questions"

Why those two? https://sh.itjust.works/post/31492067/16218879

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You're missing the point. My comment is about induced friction causing people to walk away.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Which default instance when LW is slow for some people in the US? https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36299751

And you can't recommend an American instance to Europeans as applicable laws are different

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

I'm sure there's technical things to consider here. I'd leave it to the app dev to work that out. The point being that removing that choice by default might yield more users.

[–] polarpear11@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Yes, I recently created a Pixelfed account and I definitely balked at the "pick and instance" step. When I joined lemmy (using connect) it didn't ask me to pick an instance to create an account with and eased me into the idea of the fediverse. As a reddit refugee that only left because of morals, I absolutely felt like a fish out of water but I persisted. Others don't wish to persist with something confusing or different. One one hand, that's fine with me, I don't want to share a platform with people like that anyway. On the other hand, if it's not at least a little popular and easy to swallow for new users, growth will be impacted.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

they dont know it works like email tho, thats the initial hangup, also it already has issues like lemmyworld blocking piracy instances

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

When it came to email, we didn't care about the system becoming too centralized. They were all run by large companies that had the resources to keep things running for a long time, so no need to consider how long your email will survive. Most people didn't even know they had options. If someone you know made an aol email, then you also made an aol email. The content you receive is exactly the same regardless of where you sign up. No need to think about who federates with who, or how the instance gets moderated. Email is email.

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