[-] indun@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"Take the lead" is certainly an expression used in the UK to denote guiding people, as in "I'll take the lead". I assume both come from ballroom dancing.

I'm sure it's used elsewhere but it may also simply be a conflation of the two.

[-] indun@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Very much so - it's why I came into the comments.

[-] indun@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, you violated the law slightly by asking a question!

Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

[-] indun@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I think you're underestimating the intelligence of average people. There's definitely a lack of knowledge, but average people are plenty smart to invent everything you've listed. It just takes time and is an iterative process.

[-] indun@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

I guess that's the part where it screeches and wails like a banshee for about ten minutes?

[-] indun@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn, I'm glad you made this comment as that is an amazing gif;

[-] indun@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

I'm hoping RCS' burgeoning ubiquity on Android breaks some of the walls down in Europe, at least.

[-] indun@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Yup, hard agree with you on that last point.

[-] indun@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

That's an interesting example, but note that in Europe, at least, WhatsApp is king. I only mention it because the walled-garden approach Apple favours isn't necessarily a guaranteed outcome, and third-party apps can happily become the norm among non-tech people.

indun

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