I described it as “Mastodon’s Reddit”. Which is inaccurate, and I’m not happy with it. How would you phrase it?

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    First thing asked “Decentralized?”

    And it’s one of those things where those who care already know, and those that don’t care won’t : “get it” by you explaining it.

      • Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml
        1·
        22 hours ago

        It really isn’t, I had no idea what people were on about when they said that and it sidetracked me from actually reaching a proper understanding. The analogy makes sense and seems apt, when you already understand the concept but not when you don’t.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        “Oh, I’m good. I don’t need another email. I don’t even use the one I have”.

        Is how that explaination would go.

        • nope@jlai.lu
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          1 day ago

          Nah, probably more “like an email : doesn’t matter if you’re @gmail or @outlook, multiple servers can communicate together”

    • DearOldGrandma@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      I found it pretty easy by explaining that if reddit is a website, then Lemmy is a search engine that just has a similar feel to it.

      It isn’t accurate, but gets the point across to those who don’t understand tech.