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[rant] Why is this so hard for people? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by McBinary@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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Can I just rant a little to you all?

I've tried numerous times to help people from reddit set up an account and get started on Kbin (and lemmy), but 4 out of 5 times people can't seem to grasp the concept of registering an account and starting to use this platform. Even breaking it down into 2 steps, with direct links... They get angry, and then ragequit their attempt in a huff saying how it's too fucking complicated and it will never take off because it's so hard.

Ok, I get that the fediverse is complicated if you think deeply about all the interconnectivity and federation etc, but there is no reason you even have to think about any of it to create an account and get started. Like, at all.

It reminds me so much of my 70/y old mother-in-law not immediately knowing how to work a tv remote and shoving it at me after 1.5 seconds saying "here, I can't figure this out". When in reality all she had to do was press the fucking big red button...

I'm just so frustrated with people's complete lack of ability to help themselves.

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[–] Zednix@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago (40 children)

It is confusing. Simple as. I have an account on lemmy dot ca, but I don't understand how to view or participate in kbin content so I just don't

[–] CynAq@kbin.social 113 points 1 year ago (20 children)

You are literally participating in kbin content right now, commenting on a thread on a kbin magazine posted by a user registered to kbin.

[–] CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi 32 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Tbf, I think that underlines what he was saying. He has no idea where he is, or that he is already participating kbin.

Compare that to reddit, and it's more complicated.

[–] UnshavedYak@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Yup, it's like email but take away recipients. Yea, there's sorta recipients, but you don't really know who it's federated with/etc. We (foss devs) need better optics here. UX is difficult, though i welcome ideas.

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