Blaze ,
@Blaze@reddthat.com avatar

"It's like email. You can have an account on Gmail and still send emails to Outlook".

Edit: just saw that you mentioned email, so that's usually the easiest analogy.

About success stories, I don't have many, people I know IRL weren't interested in Reddit, so Lemmy is the same.

wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I don't, because it's my escape from most of their bullshit.

jubilationtcornpone ,

I left Reddit because of their shenanigans. The Tiktok crowd deciding Reddit was cool was what guaranteed I would never go back. Now if anyone asks me if I use social media, I just say "No".

Zarxrax ,

Why would I tell them about "the fediverse"? Tell them that you use Lemmy or Mastodon or whatever. If they are interested then give them a link to a good instance. That's it.

Blaze ,
@Blaze@reddthat.com avatar

Definitely. People don't care what's behind. They just want an app or a website.

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

How likely are you to recommend Lemmy to a friend or colleague? Give a score from 1 to 10.

pineapplelover ,

It really depends. I would only recommend lemmy if they're a techy. If they're highly integrated into mainstream social media then it would be a 7/10 recommend. If they want to find an alternative then 10/10 recommend.

WeLoveCastingSpellz ,
  1. I never shut up about this stuff
technomad OP ,

Fair. I just find it interesting and want to share it. I should just let them decide on their own if it's something they find interesting or not. I'll try to remember to just give them an app recommend instead.

Rai ,

I send a fiend of mine image macros and shitposts from here

They’re like “WHERE DO YOU GET THESE MEMES”

I say “Lemmy, it’s like Reddit minus so much corpo garb”

They say “the fuck is a lemmy”

I send the link to voyager and say “all you gotta do is sign up on one of these places I think you’d like”

They’re still just on tiktok

I have tried

technomad OP ,

That's all you can do 🤷‍♂️

Nougat ,

What are these "people" to which you refer?

technomad OP ,

https://slrpnk.net/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.tenor.com%2Fm%2FJHutFL6DCWwAAAAC%2Fconfused-im.gif

The_Picard_Maneuver ,
@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world avatar

I like using a mall as a really basic analogy for the shared social space:

There are multiple entrances to the mall through various shops, but once you're inside, you can go visit wherever you want.

Fake4000 ,

That's actually a great one.

technomad OP ,

I like that analogy, thanks

Cracks_InTheWalls ,
@Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works avatar

I likened it to a room with bidirectional portals yesterday - your analogy is much better, and has been stolen for future use.

Ledivin ,

I'm not a weirdo, so I don't. My friends don't have to buy into my version of wasting time

technomad OP , (edited )

^weirdlybacksaway^

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Anyone I would tell about it is already on it. I don't usually meet people IRL that are at all interested in anything online.

autonomoususer ,

"Reddit rapes us because they control it, not us. This is like that but we control it, not them, libre software. They can get fucked!"

Yes, literally, it works for me. Most people don't give a shit beyond that, that's all they need to join. But, start with a chat app first. Also, this is a replacement but they only need to add an app, not replace yet.

PugJesus ,
@PugJesus@lemmy.world avatar

"Cool place, like a bunch of connected forums, but avoid the .ml instances and Hexbear"

foggy ,

I ask if they've heard of mastodon because most people with any ties to the internet have. Then I say there's a new wave of platforms that are all federated, kinda like how like someone could send an email from a user @aol.clm to a user @msn.com or whatever, which means there's no real way to centralize the platforms.

Today ,

I know mastodon is very popular and I've browsed around a few times, but i don't really get it. It's person following instead of topic following, right? I had a Twitter account, but i only followed local bars, music venues, etc. to see upcoming events and happy hours deals. I can't think of a person i would want to follow.

technomad OP ,

Not one person that I've told so far has been aware of Mastodon, unfortunately. At this point, if I met someone in real life that actually knew about the Fediverse already, I'd probably shit a brick.

henfredemars ,

Subtly, not by pushing it on them directly. Instead, I share links to topics that might interest them. Show people the value.

Chainweasel ,

I don't, sites like this are they best when their a hidden corner of the internet

Today ,

I don't. When people say, "Do you use r/?" I reply with, "I left it during the blackout." That usually ends it.

Neato ,
@Neato@ttrpg.network avatar

It really annoys me how often I see major media others citing reddit these days. It seems it really ramped up after the IPO. It's never anything good either. They're just either outsourcing basic journalism or complaining that reddit is too negative.

Blaze ,
@Blaze@reddthat.com avatar

complaining that reddit is too negative.

Isn't that a good thing?

Neato ,
@Neato@ttrpg.network avatar

I'd rather people not engage with it at all.

Rai , (edited )

TIFU by sex pooping my virgin boyfriend’s dog cum fart shit at a wedding also AITA

edit: crotchspawn

technomad OP ,

Why not tell them about Lemmy (or other alternatives) instead?

Today ,

Most of my friends are fully entrenched in mainstream social media and i don't think there's much interest in doing something different. I have a couple of friends and family members who i think are probably here, but we don't talk about it.

technomad OP ,

i don’t think there’s much interest in doing something different

See that's the part that I don't really get though. Why is it so difficult to break free? People always want to complain but never want to be part of the solution.

Interesting that you don't talk about it. Is that just because you prefer to keep your identity here separate from real life, or some other reason(s)?

Today ,

Most people i know don't complain a lot about the other places. When i bring up the constant marketing and such, they mostly don't care. When interacting with people you know on social media there's an expectation that you follow them, post/respond appropriately, etc. It's tiring. I would use a different account.

Rai ,

Saaame

Musical.ly pedo time: they sleep

Rebranded TikTok brainrot: REAL SHIT

InEnduringGrowStrong ,
@InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works avatar

I have a couple of friends and family members who i think are probably here, but we don’t talk about it.

This. Same as it was on reddit back then too.

MxRemy ,

I usually wait till they complain about something related to one of the big corporate platforms, then throw out a "you know, the fediverse has an 'X' now, come join us!" Just replace X with reddit/tumbler/youtube/etc, whatever platform they were complaining about.

Alternatively, I'll share fediverse links in the process of showing memes to people.

technomad OP ,

That seems like a good strategy. I should get into more meme communities.

countablenewt ,
@countablenewt@allthingstech.social avatar

@technomad I’ve been keeping a lot of my friends aware of what’s going on in the fediverse (especially around Threads, which they’re more aware of) through a discord channel I run on our server that’s dedicated to what’s going on in the world of tech

Conceptually I prefer using the email analogy for how it actually works since that’s pretty close

Gatekeeping the fediverse isn’t good for it, get people to join up, you have control over what you see

technomad OP ,

That's cool that you run a server for your friends.

I'm definitely trying not to be a gatekeeper! Just need to keep trying I suppose, but not be too pushy.

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