Do you think this fediverse-analogy is any good for telling people about the fediverse?
(FYI: I'm not a native speaker so please bear with some potential grammatical errors)
Original take on it.
I like it because there no mention of instances nor other technicalities.
Thanks! I did that also because sometimes these technicalities change (at least the not underlying ones). For example in many graphics you have still Twitter but its now X.
Yet you still mention mastodon, excluding every other part of the fediverse.
My bad, that's a bit inconsistent. Actually I think it should be a graphic for mastodon - the talking bird analogy just makes the most sense there. Although it kind of works for the other too ...
Alright then
It's at the very bottom, I guess the picture can be updated. It seems more about highlighting Mastodon then excluding anything
Yes absolutely, but the soon to be user reading this will just go to Mastodon and completely ignore everything else for at least the time they are not told of other platforms. Just leave the platforms out of context. Let them google fediverse and explore
I mean Mastodon just is the most user-friendly entry to the fediverse imo so I think its okay
Not to me it wasn't, my experience has been better wih lemmy. And it still is. I think you should just leave the opportunity open for them to actually search for the feediverse and not specifically Mastodon.
I kind of agree, this might be a better entry point: https://jointhefediverse.net/
I updated it, I didn't include https://jointhefediverse.net/ because it seems to be run by only one person and it doesn't include lemmy :( People sending this image can also send it with a link to some point in the fediverse they like
You're doing good work!
Thank you!
Absolutely, although it seems outdated in the platform choice maybe?
Seems like it adds almost as many confusing things as it takes away. Maybe with some work it might potentially be helpful, but as it stands now I don't think this'll help most people understand the fediverse. IMO
Didn’t read the text; can the fediverse somehow bring back Tuca and Birdie?
If only!
For programmers — even if you're not planning on working on Fediverse code yourself — I'd suggest actually reading the ActivityPub protocol. This will give you a better idea of what the technology is actually about.
It's good, but the last paragraph with the hashtag is kinda cringe imo
Good or bad cringe?
Idk, it gives like "how do you do fellow kids" vibes, to me at least
I updated it. Thanks for the hint
Hashtag? I couldn't find any? Where's it?
It's been edited
We’re always trying to explain too much. This won’t get a casual person to join.
Fediverse is literally just a group of websites where everyone can see each other website’s posts. Pick any one and join and you’ll see everything.
The nuances and intricacies are irrelevant to get someone through the door.
Yeah I like this. I wanna go up to people and tell them my favourite social media is a bird party
I really like this analogy!
Thanks :)
I'm so sad that Tuca and Bertie got cancelled.
It was like a more queer centered BoJack Horseman and I loved it. 😭
Tbh I actually stopped watching after the first season🙈 This one was awesome though.
"You can always hear the talk of birds in other nests" is a bit misleading, if technically true. You can't hear it from every nest, only by flying around, and that's intentional.
Unironically one of the most wholesome shows in the known universe
That's an interesting take. I like it. Good it doesn't focus on technical aspects but explains using a simple, relatable analogy.
I fucking love birds fuck yeah
I find this drawn out analogy condescending, people aren't that stupid and federation is not that hard to explain.
Condescending to whom?
Edit: ok, in my circle, people have problems to understand federation and what's actually the merits of it in a practical sense. If you only know people that understand it quickly anyways, don't send it to them
A community to talk about the Fediverse and all it's related services using ActivityPub (Mastodon, Lemmy, KBin, etc).
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