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submitted 2 weeks ago by noobface@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Anytime I mention it to people IRL they look uncomfortable before I explain it's the federated universe of distributed social platforms.

That moment of 😬 is due to the name Fediverse sounding like 'Fetiverse.' These people aren't sex obsessed. Most are tech professionals who were on Fark, SA, Digg...etc.

How do y'all navigate this homonymous quirk?

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[-] noobface@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

I wish it was hypothetical. Two slightly awkward conversations prompted this.

[-] haverholm@kbin.earth 1 points 2 weeks ago

In that case, sorry to break it to you: It's hard to swallow (no pun intended), but sometimes you just have to accept that people of your immediate acquaintance or relation are utterly unkinky.

this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025

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