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)

  • fubo@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    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.

  • Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    “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.

  • Pregnenolone@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    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.

  • A_Menace_To_Society@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    I find this drawn out analogy condescending, people aren’t that stupid and federation is not that hard to explain.

    • blue_berry@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      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