OldSerialNo t1_ivduiwc wrote on November 7, 2022 at 6:03 AM

Reply to comment by UnkindlyDisagree in Twitter Rival Mastodon's Founder Has a Vision for Democratizing Social Media by Doener23

Not hating on it, but if they truly want email to go big they have to get rid of the federated domain system.

A new user shouldn’t see gmail.com as a landing page, it’s alien language and you’re not really aware of the consequences of your choices. Is it forever? Can I change my email provider? Can my email account go global despite being hosted at Gmail?

UnkindlyDisagree t1_ive6pdj wrote on November 7, 2022 at 8:52 AM

Nice parroting but this doesn't make any sense. People know what an email address is and what is its function, it has been part of their lives for 30 years. People don't understand why they should choose a group that looks like an obscure URL, that has no indication of its topic/specialization and without even knowing if their account will exist only there or if it will be site-wide.

You should take a UX course. This is exactly why nerd shit never goes mainstream.

OldSerialNo t1_ivezgbg wrote on November 7, 2022 at 2:16 PM

If what you're saying made any sense, we'd all still be stuck in 1982, without any of this "nerd shit" going mainstream. Do you think email was always part of people's lives for 30 years, or was there an adjustment period where ordinary people were motivated to learn something new?

I've taken many UX courses, although they never teach you how to win over pessimists or weird nerds who fawn over billionaires.