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[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 points 1 year ago

Because it’s hard for non techie users to even understand what the word instance means. It’s not a concept you encounter in everyday life.

I think you encounter the concept pretty often in your life: every time you go to Walmart (or every other chain shop) you basically are ecountering an instance of the company, for example

People are just not thinking about it