They don’t want to use it because “it’s bad” even though they’ve never used it and barely know what it is. I think they just assume it’s bad because I’m the tech weirdo who uses niche Internet stuff.
Idk, I’ve introduced quite a few trans people I know who are sort of dipping their toes into communism to Lemmy through hexbear and they’ve found it pretty good. I wouldn’t like introduce them to it on many other instances ofc though. Currently I’ve introduced like 4 trans communists to Lemmy this way
I live in Texas and most of the people I know are conservative. The few friends I have are libs (but I still love them) so I think introducing them to hexbear would be fucking wild but I’m not brave enough to do it lol
My friends live in my head.
Make them pay rent.
No one with a passive user mindset will appreciate Lemmy in its current states. There’s no algorithmic feed. It isn’t pre-populated with stuff they like. Active curation is required. Slow updates aren’t seen by this set as an advantage (my attention isn’t being constantly funnelled toward nonsense) but a deficiency (I can’t doomscroll; ‘if the place isn’t busy it mustn’t be good’).
It probably also has to do with a collective loss of any sense of ownership of digital space. I too would treat the web as an appliance (or television) if I thought I was a guest everywhere I went.
Lemmy is my perfect speed and your reply to my two months old meme is a dream come true.
Seriously — your thoughtful analysis is a breath of fresh air.
