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Sometimes you need to own that you went ahead and replied before bothering to read others’ comments. Thanks 🙂

Obligatory reference because you’re on startrek.website:

Why would you want one small, multi-purpose device when you can have a PADD for each book/instruction manual/hourly report? 🙂

I’m fine with ActivityPub over ActivityPub, thanks.

Ugh, posted before reading the other comments. Loads of people put it shorter and better already. This is just a +1 to all of the above 👍

I dont want to sound too jaded, but people will sign up for anything without reading the TOS. It’ll be fine, just try to give them the best possible first impression so they stick around.

The practical thing that trips up most people is the wealth of possible servers to register with. Give your friends a leg up and give them a signup link to a reliable, friendly instance you think will fit them (probably one you’re already on).

Just give people a low-friction way in, let them get a feel of the fediverse/a specific, local feed. In my experience over-evangelising the nuts and bolts only turns them off the whole concept.

I think we often try to sell the fediverse too hard on the technical and idealist perspectives. Yes, federation is great and, yes, isn’t it lovely that there is no manipulative algorithm, or no billionaire can buy it out and build it into his failed space exploration empire?

But the majority of internet users don’t care about those things. Even for those that do, it’ll be way down their priority list.

Did you expect to be blocked for posting a wall of tedious slop?