In part because it reminds me a bit of the old internet, with stuff being spread around everywhere.

Being “harder”* to understand than reddit, twitter or other big companies’ services is also a good thing, because people should remember that they have a brain and they should use it.

  • “harder” because not everyone understands the fediverse right away, since usability is extremely similar

PS: ^superscript doesn’t work with phrases? at least not on preview^

  • jkure2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    49·
    1 year ago

    As a soon to be 30 yr old this reminds me of the internet I grew up loving lol, feels just the right amount of old school to me

    • DrMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      1 year ago

      When I see the notifications popup in the top right corner, it surprisingly reminds me of old FB. Back when instead of an app buzzing in my pocket 24/7 with notifications that are actually just ads or BS, I intentionally choose to log on, see the notification, and think “Oh, someone interacted with me, let’s go see what they said.”