Is it just the momentum and word of mouth, or are there improved features as well?

  • Gabu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They have the main thing masses often look for: unity (as in the state of being united, not the company). Like it or not, federation is a brand new concept that regular users can’t wrap their heads around.

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      1 year ago

      Federation a brand new concept.

      LOL!

      You’re dismissing the fact that web browsing and e-mail are federated. DNS too. Usenet. Gopher. IRC to a certain point.

      Not a brand new concept.

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        1 year ago

        See my other reply. Regular users don’t understand, nor care, nor even think about it. To the mainstream, of everything you’ve listed, only email is a common concept, and even then you have some major congregation with very few providers. It doesn’t matter that your bubble is used to it, because it represents a risible percentage of the mainstream.

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          1 year ago

          You have a point. I actually don’t want mainstream people in here. Because they suck so much as the youtube comments used to show before it implemented upvotes.

      • Gabu@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I can guarantee you regular users don’t ever think of email as a federated service nor even begin to understand how it works behind the opaque client page.