MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoHow do I explain what is the Fediverse to someone who I'm trying to invite over?message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166message-squareHow do I explain what is the Fediverse to someone who I'm trying to invite over?MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarebanause@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·17 days agoDon’t. Just say: “this is like Reddit(/Twitter/…), but independent." They will figure the rest if they have or want to.
minus-squareDefectus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoI said that to my friend. It’s like reddit, but it’s not owned by a company. He couldn’t comprehend how that was possible…
minus-squareelephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoEmail isn’t owned by a company, either. Maybe bring that up?
Don’t.
Just say: “this is like Reddit(/Twitter/…), but independent."
They will figure the rest if they have or want to.
I said that to my friend. It’s like reddit, but it’s not owned by a company.
He couldn’t comprehend how that was possible…
Email isn’t owned by a company, either. Maybe bring that up?