This reddit post likely has tens if not hundreds of thousands of views, look at the top comment.

Lemmy is losing so many potential new users because the UX sucks for the vast majority of people.

What can we do?

  • dekerta@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    8 days ago

    Maybe this is a terrible thing to say, but I actually like that registering for federated sites requires a bit work.

    IMO, the internet was more enjoyable when it was just full of us nerds 😅

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      But once we need our over whatever we’re overly focussed on, we’re back to being the only ones in the computer lab at 3am

      We need to bring enough nerds together or bridge the airgap, translate the jargon, find our unifying furry identity

    • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Hmmm. Actually maybe it can be leveraged.

      There should perhaps be a default instance that it funnels everyone into but makes a “power user” option available from a drop down where they can CHOOSE an instance. Make it an opt-in thing instead of a mandatory hurdle.

      If they don’t like the way the default instance is managed (content moderation, defederation) they can think “oh wait, there’s a solution for this! Well, now that I know what I’m getting into it’s not intimidating anymore”

      Mastodon needs this too.

      …

      Mastodon needs this ESPECIALLY.