I think the bigger problem is that the tech press starts from the perspective that Mastodon and the Fediverse is just for techie nerds and then fills out the narrative with supporting details and so unless those narratives are challenged Mastodon and the Fediverse will never be for normal people because the Tech press and the money behind it won't let that narrative stick in the general public's minds.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

"there's nothing wrong with Mastedon and everyone else covering it is at fault."

"It's the big tech cabal are the reasons why Mastedon is not appealing to a wider audience."

"Definitely not because the the entry point has a slight learning curve and the demographic of users are FOSS and Linux enthusiasts"

Surely not.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I am not trying to argue this isn't also true too, my argument is that the fediverse doesn't have a marketing department so the framework of discussion around the fediverse in mass media will always be fit to whatever the most convenient narrative is for the corporate tech world which will always be the fediverse is an obscure nerdy diy thing like ham radio or something.

That isn't to say the fediverse doesn't also have existential accessibility issues on multiple dimensions.