MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow do I explain what is the Fediverse to someone who I'm trying to invite over?message-squaremessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down13
arrow-up1103arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squarebanause@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down1·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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?