this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2023
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Would second this. I'm a tech savvy person as I work in IT and even I'm having to think about what I'm doing just to subscribe to different communities, then there's multiple of the same communities on different instances etc it is quite tedious as you say.
Really struggling to see how this gets mainstream adoption as your average user isn't going to have much joy.. From my brief interaction with the fediverse I think it's going to become the Linux of social media I.e. for Geeks and Hobbyists rather than your every day user.
Think about everything you hate about Reddit—the kids, the trolls, the spam—and be thankful Lemmy requires a little more effort.
This is the way Reddit used to be when it first came out.
In my experience there are many good and positive casual users on reddit as well as toxic and obnoxious techies. Knowing how to navigate an obtuse UI is not a mark of good character.