@tokyo_0 The bulk of people who are not in the fedi are not saying it's too complicated. They're not saying anything at all because they're entirely unaware or barely aware of its existence and there's nothing making it attractive enough to devote attention to learning about it.
@tokyo_0 Anyway yes, there was a whole thread of olds blaming youngs for not being on the fedi because they didn't grow up with an appreciation for things not corporate controlled.
@tokyo_0 Incidentally, in my experience, youngs are WAY AHEAD in being able to see perverse profit motives behind ads, sponsorships, platform manipulations, etc. than olds. Because they grew up having to navigate this hostility rather than just being bitter about what was lost.
@dalias I am in agreement with the vibes of this, but I don't understand a) how "they grew up having to navigate this hostility" is not rather similar to "they don't remember a time when the internet wasn't a bunch of platforms controlled by corporations" and b) how "the fedi is full of olds with condescending attitudes towards them" doesn't contradict "they're barely aware of its existence".
@hp One is "they're uninformed from not experiencing X". The other is "they're informed/equipped from experiencing Y".
@dalias Thank you, you're right.
@dalias @tokyo_0 They are on Signal. But I bet many are on Fedi too, just quiet. How do you know otherwise? Fedi is amazing: like a conference where you walk up to a circle conversation, read a transcript of what has been said, decide if you want to add something, stick around if you do, or wander to the next circle. And people who liked what you said look for circles they see you in. It is fantastic! No forced attendance at marketing keynotes.