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submitted 1 day ago by stemy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For now, i don't know how to explain it and make it comprehensible to tech illiterate, let alone incite them to give a try for longer than the very short term.

If you are yourself a tech illiterate, which method worked for you?

If the tech illiterate is someone you know, which method was successful to convince them?

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[-] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

I don't think the technology is the issue. After all from an user perspective, you just sign up somewhere and then get to see "all" the content in the Fediverse. Similar experience as setting up an email account at gmail or protonmail or whereever.

The problem is that there is no generic content. Most of it is often overly technical or political, so unless you are specifically into that you won't have a good time.

[-] pmk@piefed.ca 1 points 22 hours ago

What generic content do you think is missing most?

[-] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 16 hours ago
  • Funny stuff / memes
  • Cute animals
  • Cooking
  • Gardening ... idk like the "good" brainrot I guess.

I guess those things are actually already there, but not in a significant amount yet. Chicken and egg problem...

this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2026
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