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They did mention Activitypub as well. But yeah most still only associate the fediverse with mastodon.
People aren't going to search up a general protocol though, if nothing specific was mentioned they're going to assume nothing exists that was worth mentioning.
The problem with Fediverse and Linux is that it's not "normal people" friendly. No one understands how this works because it's not accessible and the people that run and make these platforms can't communicate properly to the layman. It's the same reason why engineers aren't salespeople.
@OldChicoAle @Coelacanth I’ve always found this a weird argument. Literally every major tech we use is never because the normies understood it. Like I’ve lived through them getting the home PC, AOL, myspace, smartphones, etc etc. Normies never just start to use this stuff. They get dragged to it and taught how to use it by the other people in their lives who show them. It’s exceedingly rare for a normal person to see an ad and go ‘why yes, this is the thing for me!’ They always have a helper holding their hand.