Kirk
I know what some of those words mean!
Your points are all correct, but I feel it's also important to remember that nobody owns and operates "Lemmy". It's entirely volunteer operated and while it has two full-time devs, they're paid by donations (and not very much). There is no budget or UX/UI department to do A/B onboarding testing or anything.
What I'm saying is that if there is something you feel needs changing nobody would stop you (in fact they would welcome you!) from rolling up your sleeves and trying to address it (like @[email protected] is doing with this community)!
I honestly don't bother with trying to explain what an "instance" is to people interested in leaving Reddit. I just say "get the app" since most users are on their phones anyway. The only time a new user needs to know about any decentralized/federation stuff is if they're using a web browser, where, yeah, it can be confusing. But apps hide all federation stuff. Just download it, make an account, and follow communities (or people in Mastodon's case).
Also thank you for sharing your perspective as a newbie in this community it's very helpful!
A truly feminist society would allow women to choose a traditional gender role but not force it upon them.
I did not realize you were OP (or even had a Lemmy account) 😂
I love the TOS Mudd episodes (and Roger Carmel's performance) but I have to agree with everything you said.
Mastodon has more of a flat structure and is designed to be more conversational which is why I think it hasn't caught on amongst celebrities and the pundit class. It's great for conversation but only so-so at self promotion.
@[email protected]'s blog is one of my favorites. He really understand the social aspect to a lot of modern technology.
Same. I have a hard time not pulling that slot machine wheel if it's there. It's nice to have a feed of just the topics I requested from the communities I know are well moderated. Despite spending less time and consuming less content I actually feel more informed.
We out here shilling for Big Lemmy
I'm still waiting on an Okana spinoff simply titled Star Trek: Outrageous