Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoMe trying to explain decentralized social media to anyone who will listenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down15
arrow-up1143arrow-down1imageMe trying to explain decentralized social media to anyone who will listenlemmy.worldEp1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world to Fediverse memes@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·3 months agoI hate the entire fediverse and instance jargon. It is off putting to mainstream users. The Internet has always been “federated” with “instances”. Yet no one ever said, “What email instance do you use.”
minus-squareasudox@lemmy.asudox.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·3 months agoWe say “What email provider do you use?”. Not much difference.
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI dislike that it feels complicated to the average user, but it’s useful for explaining why it’s different from the corporate web. How else would you explain what makes Lemmy/Piefed different from Reddit?
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·3 months agoWhat’s a “mainstream user”? Is any of those on the room with you? Blink if you need help.
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoWe don’t have to ask what instance they use, it is displayed with their user name. WINK WINK
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhat alternative terminology would you use to describe the fediverse and instances?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoServer or provider. The same terminology that has been used for newsgroups and email for 45 years.
I hate the entire fediverse and instance jargon. It is off putting to mainstream users.
The Internet has always been “federated” with “instances”. Yet no one ever said, “What email instance do you use.”
We say “What email provider do you use?”.
Not much difference.
I dislike that it feels complicated to the average user, but it’s useful for explaining why it’s different from the corporate web.
How else would you explain what makes Lemmy/Piefed different from Reddit?
What’s a “mainstream user”?
Is any of those on the room with you? Blink if you need help.
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We don’t have to ask what instance they use, it is displayed with their user name.
WINK WINK
What alternative terminology would you use to describe the fediverse and instances?
Server or provider. The same terminology that has been used for newsgroups and email for 45 years.