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Twitter users right now (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (9 children)

The sign up process is just too confusing for most people too. I tried evangelizing it when musk took over and that was everyones response. Need like a temporary instance for new accounts that you can transfer out of once you've got your sea legs

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Counterpoint: This tiny little hurdle keeps out the lazy and ignorant.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    That's how I feel right now. I don't need the Fediverse to replace reddit and Twitter, I want it to be a refuge from the commercialized crap! The people who can't be bothered to figure out Lemmy or Mastodon can stay right where they are!

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Exactly, lemmy feels like my kind of people. Going against proprietary stuff, against privacy nightmares. It's the fact that I can relate to people here that makes it such a good replacement for commercial alternatives.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    The only thing complicated about signing up for Mastodon (and Lemmy) is choice of instance.

    Some people need that choice made for them, even though it does not practically matter. Most instances federate with content on other instances and it is possible to migrate your content to an new instance if you change your mind in the future.

    Fortunately there are regional instances for both for me so it was pretty much a no-brainer for me to use aus.social and aussie.zone

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I really dont get this "Lemmy/Mastodon is sooooo haaaaard to sign up for". I'm a barely technoliterate 30 something who's closest thing to coding knowledge is the Missingno cheat in Pokemon Blue, and I figured it out. Its not that hard.

    Like, the instances/server thing is the only real extra step you have in signing up, but besides that, its like signing up for any other website.

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