Did somebody tell you it's too confusing?

I think this is the way we should communicate, when presented with the question on how to get on Mastodon:

Copy paste from the link:

How do I use Mastodon?

  • Download the Mastodon app from the Apple app store or Play store.

  • Create an account (just like Twitter or any other social media)

  • Follow people, and get posting.

Why do tech journalists say it’s too confusing to catch on?

I have no fucking idea.

EDIT for clarification, don’t take this too seriously:

This “guide” is a bit of a joke made out of frustration. If you actually want to know more, including why I feel it has potential to free us from the dystopian hellscape that is modern social media, here is the “real” guide to Mastodon. It still uses simple language (and has lots of pictures!):

Please share widely

  • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
    6·
    23 hours ago

    exactly. and trying to downplay potential users as stupid before they’ve even used a social media platform isn’t going to exactly make them want to stay. or even try in the first place.

    just makes mastodon look like a place where nerds reign free and normal folks won’t be able to participate effectively.

    if you want to make mastodon a destination and not a niche corner to be avoided, this is not the way.

    i agree with you completely.

    edit: I should clarify, the “guide” above is the thing insulting users. the guide is inaccurate.

    • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      3 hours ago

      and trying to downplay potential users as stupid

      Because they are

      When I was frickin‘ 14, I managed to grasp the Idea of an Instance and managed to find an instance I liked and register there

      And if some 25 y o goddamn Tech Journalists is dumber than a dude in 7th grade with a phone, maybe you should start thinking about if we are really all Albert Einsteins prodogy or if the bar is just set way too low for considering whats „Normal Intelligence“

    • Ofiuco@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      2·
      20 hours ago

      just makes mastodon look like a place where nerds reign free and normal folks won’t be able to participate effectively.

      I gotta say… that’s what the fediverse is (for now), there have been a couple of posts on Lemmy about things being too niche or too nerd oriented (more recently people were talking about the lack of sports), same thing happens on mastodon, if you aren’t from a country with enough users, there’s basically nothing and it gets worse if you are a normie since most of the current users will be nerds who only talk about linux, their job, inside jokes and memes, some games, keyboard-activism and FOSS

      mexican ranting

      … and propaganda-users who benefits from the lack of real users from a country to spread their shit and mass-downvote the rest (like lemmy and 🇲🇽)

      So whenever a normie searches for something (yes, even the so suggested hashtags) they won’t find anything and whatever they post will get buried and ignored, quickly driving them away from it (at least that’s what I’ve observed when it comes to the mexican experience).

      And that’s without talking about the terrible browsing experience that mastodon provides (ex: wish I could explore another instance’s local posts while being logged in from mine).

      • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
        2·
        23 hours ago

        wha? you didn’t. i just was agreeing with you the whole time.

        was just adding my own frustrations to your own, as yours are true.

        • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          23 hours ago

          I very quickly deleted it but I guess you saw lol I totally misread your intention at first glance

          • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
            2·
            23 hours ago

            its ok I edited my comment a bit, I can see how it seemed like I was arguing with ya. apologies bb <3