I agree. The main thing about the Fediverse is that the non-commercial nature of it allows it to be slow. Not only in terms of the servers (which has, admittedly, also been the case), but also in terms of how content is consumed and which type of engagement is encouraged. In an age when everything seems to be turning into tiktok, I think this is appealing to those who decide to stay, and possibly confusing to others.
I don’t think there are that many people who honestly give up on the Fediverse because it’s too complex, despite that being the common excuse. I think most of them simply don’t find it hypnotizing enough, possibly leading them to believe they’re using it wrong.
I don’t think it’s really a tech savvy / age thing. I think it’s a commitment thing.
People looking for a forum and community are willing to put in the effort to learn regardless of how tech savvy they are.
Then you have people that just want to scroll memes on their phone to kill time. Those are the people that are likely not going to put the effort in.
I agree. The main thing about the Fediverse is that the non-commercial nature of it allows it to be slow. Not only in terms of the servers (which has, admittedly, also been the case), but also in terms of how content is consumed and which type of engagement is encouraged. In an age when everything seems to be turning into tiktok, I think this is appealing to those who decide to stay, and possibly confusing to others.
I don’t think there are that many people who honestly give up on the Fediverse because it’s too complex, despite that being the common excuse. I think most of them simply don’t find it hypnotizing enough, possibly leading them to believe they’re using it wrong.