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What works and what doesn't? (slrpnk.net)

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Have any of y'all convinced somebody to make the switch? If so, how'd it go? What worked and what needs work?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tech literacy is definitely a problem

Honestly, I don't buy it when people say this. I think they're just resistant to change. Which is OK! But I don't think we need to get caught up in explaining the details. If something doesn't work, we just say "Well it's brand new" and pivot to whatever features we think they'll like.

My philosophy will be to address any question, big or small, with respect. We should be happy someone is interested in learning more!

This is so important thank you for saying that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I agree that people are resistant to change. This is a tough problem to overcome... change comes from within.

I also agree that the fediverse doesn't necessarily need how it works overexplained to a new users. Many car-owners probably don't even have a basic understanding of how a motor vehicle works and yet in the US it's hard to imagine living without one. What matter is that it's intuitive to use and isn't too complicated to learn.

I think if I can take a stab at tying both of these points together regarding growing the fediverse it's that continued development of the fediverse applications are essential. Give people an intuitive product that works and the masses will want to come use it. Give people products that are easy to learn and function properly. And of course the beauty of open source projects are that anyone and everyone with programming know-how can help with this. Lemmy has gotten way better since I first joined but of course there's still room for improvement.