It’s been difficult to broach the subject and explain the technical concepts to the average person. I did have some success in first sharing the email comparison, which lead into interoperability.

I’m just curious to hear people’s success stories, if you have any.

  • Today@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    6 months ago

    I don’t. When people say, “Do you use r/?” I reply with, “I left it during the blackout.” That usually ends it.

    • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      11·
      6 months ago

      It really annoys me how often I see major media others citing reddit these days. It seems it really ramped up after the IPO. It’s never anything good either. They’re just either outsourcing basic journalism or complaining that reddit is too negative.

      • Today@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        6 months ago

        Most of my friends are fully entrenched in mainstream social media and i don’t think there’s much interest in doing something different. I have a couple of friends and family members who i think are probably here, but we don’t talk about it.

        • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
          6·
          6 months ago

          i don’t think there’s much interest in doing something different

          See that’s the part that I don’t really get though. Why is it so difficult to break free? People always want to complain but never want to be part of the solution.

          Interesting that you don’t talk about it. Is that just because you prefer to keep your identity here separate from real life, or some other reason(s)?

          • Today@lemmy.worldEnglish
            71·
            6 months ago

            Most people i know don’t complain a lot about the other places. When i bring up the constant marketing and such, they mostly don’t care. When interacting with people you know on social media there’s an expectation that you follow them, post/respond appropriately, etc. It’s tiring. I would use a different account.