MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoHow do I explain what is the Fediverse to someone who I'm trying to invite over?message-squaremessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareHow do I explain what is the Fediverse to someone who I'm trying to invite over?MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squarebanause@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down2·5 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-up3·4 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-up1·3 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?