I feel so awkward explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse to people who have no prior knowledge of either.
I've used phrases like: "imagine if you could run your own Facebook (ew) for your friends and family or join an existing community of like-minded people".
I've explained all of these concepts time and time again, to people from various backgrounds, those in software engineering for example find the concepts of federation and decentralisation really interesting. Some find these concepts hard to grasp, while others find the extra step of finding the right community cumbersome.
I understand that "X" social media platform is where people are, but, in the Fediverse, where people are can be any one of Y, Z, or whatever; all of us can communicate under different jurisidictions.
I'd really like to know the examples you've used to introduce the Fediverse to your peers and friends.
@grtcdr I haven't found anybody to try this on (nobody even thinks much about the meaning of everybody having e-mail on GMail), otherwise "messaging but like e-mail" seemed like a usable tack to take.
@grtcdr best explanation I’ve seen is that it’s a social media network, but with different servers like you have different email providers. You can still send and receive emails to people on gmail, office365, etc. but have your provider be somewhere else.
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