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Lemmy is losing so many potential new users because the UX sucks for the vast majority of people.
What can we do?
I don't think these people actually want to leave reddit. They are only interested in farming karma by complaining about it,
Just tell new users just sign up on your instance. Make it less confusing by sending them to a specific website and not just telling them about the software.
I swear to God, there are so many tech people here that overthink it because they know details that the average user would not give a single fuck about.
Yea getting into Lemmy is confusing. I only use sync because it's easier, I have no idea how to even access it on desktop. It definitely needs some QoL improvements before I can really start recommending it to people
To access it on desktop, just open the browser and type your server's URL (in your case, lemmy.world). It's not some special protocol, it's a regular site.
I guess we have inevitably reached the "apps for everything" point, after which people become uncomfortable just typing something into the browser.
Cross-platform desktop Lemmy app, anyone?
but it feels like old reddit
Yes, and that's a good thing.
There are lots of Lemmy apps that display posts in different ways. If you want "bells and whistles", then find an app that gives you that.
makes me think of people who say they don't like tofu. (tofu is a protein sponge that tastes like whatever you soak/cook it in)
I personally love Alexandrite.app as a UX. I'm so used to it that I get confused when I follow a link and see a default Lemmy instance, lol.