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it's not actually like email (thelemmy.club)
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Brociopathic Mendencies (@jackdaw_ruiz@normal.style) says "i am no longer saying the fediverse is like email. from now on the fediverse is a lot that turkish neighborhood of uncompleted mini-castles. it was supposed to be one beautiful-but-unrealistic thing, and instead it's a different broken-and-hilarious thing, and if anyone lives there you have to assume they were driven into the hills for being unable to exist in polite society.". The post is illustrated by a photo of that neighbourhood
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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've always hated the email analogy, it only added to the confusion for me when I was first dipping my toe into Lemmy.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    We should just stop explaining federation. If someone wants to give it a try, point them to one instance you like, and let them go there.

    If they come from Reddit, it looks similar enough for them to use it.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    It's something that we should semi-explain or be like if you have questions just message / talk to me about it and I'll give more information.

    But yeah we often give to much info and overload people in one go.

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