It's been difficult to broach the subject and explain the technical concepts to the average person. I did have some success in first sharing the email comparison, which lead into interoperability.

I'm just curious to hear people's success stories, if you have any.

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[–] mulcahey@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pretty even handedly, I hope? I talk about the need for "shithead-proof social media," meaning, "a shithead can't buy your favorite social network and destroy it." Then I tell them how I find great content and reading on Lemmy & kinda Mastodon (and also Bluesky, don't hold it against me). I usually mention how they're not perfect, but I still prefer them greatly to the shithead alternatives.

[–] technomad 1 points 5 months ago

Oh we are definitely holding it against you.