Except for the fact that most people dont like jumping through multiple hoops to register an account / need to do research beforehand to do it.
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CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
They’re all going to bluesky because for some reason as soon as social media gets involved, the wonderful human ability to pattern match just gets switched off.
Maalus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
If you Google “sign up for mastodon” the first result you get is a sign-up page for mastodon.social which is the default instance. The sign up page is straight forward. I get we’re all coddled by iPads or whatever but this argument evades me.
Maalus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
What is instance? There are two buttons - sign up for mastodon or choose another instance, I just want to register etc etc.
People dont care for decentralization, they want to sign up and share a link.
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Listen I just don’t have sympathy for it at this point. If people insist on maintaining iPad-only tech literacy then they can catch up with any average intelligence 4 year old.
RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
People don’t like to read.
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Tanka@lemmings.world 10 months ago
You said multiple, so name three hoops
Maalus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I already said them down the chain. Also I am not your monkey to be doing tricks for you.
Tanka@lemmings.world 8 months ago
Great point monkey
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
personally i prefer bluesky just because the interface is more natural to me (and it’s just easier - but also because aew twitter is there and there’s more fandoms over on it) but i wish more people would embrace bridgyfed so that we don’t have to choose.
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
I mean I get it. And network effects are a thing. But these VC backed/owned firms (like bluesky) are cancer. Fascism promoting, lying, grifting, you name it. Can we please just try a little harder to support the community efforts?
elena@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Have you tried using elk.zone? It mimics Twitter’s interface and has some great additional features (like zen mode)
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
oh i do like elk.zone and i do use fediverse, i just find myself more active on bsky just because i follow lots more. i have accounts on both and share on both for different reasons.
easily3667@lemmus.org 10 months ago
Maybe they just don’t like your pattern, huu-man
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
What, the VC funded tech firm turns makes lots of noise about not being evil before eventually just becoming evil yet again pattern? Yeah I don’t like it either.
easily3667@lemmus.org 10 months ago
Let the pessimism flow through you
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Kind of like how I’d be pessimistic about sticking my fingers in the closing boot of a cybertruck yeah.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
For most people it’s unfortunately just " is it like Twitter" - both in terms of accessibility and algorithmic content suggestion.
DriftingLynx@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I think a sad part of this is due to people wanting that vapid dopamagic response the algorithm provideds.
Is it bad for us? Yes.
But addicts are going to addict 🫤
I know lots of people who made a fediverse account easy enough, but just end up back on the algorithm platforms as there’s no effort required for discovery.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
For the longest time there just wasn’t enough activity so you’d get bored and stop checking back. There’s enough people now that this isn’t an issue anymore.
CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
I think it’s more going to be more like twitter than they’re bargaining for.