If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won’t. Same as it ever was.
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NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 11 hours agoSure but it’s not intuitive, it’s a pain in the ass, yet there they are. They learned something new at one time, moving away from whatever they had before, why can’t they again?
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
Yes, just like how they got there in the first place.
B0rax@feddit.org 10 hours ago
But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Except when it isn’t. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful.
I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi.