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PugJesus ,

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

autonomoususer , (edited )

“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.

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.

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 ,

^weirdlybacksaway^

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.

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

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 🤷‍♂️

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”.

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.

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