If a simpler/streamlined on boarding for Lemmy and the like gets going then yes. The average computer user enjoyed reddit for just that, simplicity. The average computer user has zero idea about Federation, instances, hosting, etc. and will have little to no desire to learn. The benefits have to outweigh the cons by a significant margin to get people on board yet another social media platform. Meta and Twitter are definitely shooting themselves in the foot and the possibilities for a federated platform are beyond what we can currently imagine. Lemmy and the like are in their infancy so we will see how the growing pains are handled.
If a simpler/streamlined on boarding for Lemmy and the like gets going then yes. The average computer user enjoyed reddit for just that, simplicity. The average computer user has zero idea about Federation, instances, hosting, etc. and will have little to no desire to learn.
You’re right about the incuriosity of the average person regarding the backend stuff of Lemmy, and the good part here regarding the onboarding…A decent amount of that can be tackled by those of us already here introducing others to Lemmy sites/instances. Instead of pointing them to join-lemmy, just recommend whichever site you use and say it’s like Reddit but with a wider reach and not run by big businesses (if that appeals to them).
Then you can explain some of the finer details as they try the site out, but without getting bogged down in all the technobabble. E.g. “what’s up with this local & all stuff?” “local’s just this site, all lets you see stuff from similar sites this one’s linked to”
If a simpler/streamlined on boarding for Lemmy and the like gets going then yes. The average computer user enjoyed reddit for just that, simplicity. The average computer user has zero idea about Federation, instances, hosting, etc. and will have little to no desire to learn. The benefits have to outweigh the cons by a significant margin to get people on board yet another social media platform. Meta and Twitter are definitely shooting themselves in the foot and the possibilities for a federated platform are beyond what we can currently imagine. Lemmy and the like are in their infancy so we will see how the growing pains are handled.
You’re right about the incuriosity of the average person regarding the backend stuff of Lemmy, and the good part here regarding the onboarding…A decent amount of that can be tackled by those of us already here introducing others to Lemmy sites/instances. Instead of pointing them to join-lemmy, just recommend whichever site you use and say it’s like Reddit but with a wider reach and not run by big businesses (if that appeals to them).
Then you can explain some of the finer details as they try the site out, but without getting bogged down in all the technobabble. E.g. “what’s up with this local & all stuff?” “local’s just this site, all lets you see stuff from similar sites this one’s linked to”