Sean "Loverboy" Tilley is a user on social.nasqueron.org. You can follow them or interact with them if you have an account anywhere in the fediverse.
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"I didn't let that stop me. Network effects are no excuse."
Except that they kind of are in the context of exposing someone to an entirely new system that they may neither know about nor care about.
I view this as a similar situation to getting my friends to try GNU/Linux. Most people cannot stick with it because the experience is unfamiliar to them, and they can't run their preferred programs that they are used to.
@starbreaker That being said, I think with social it's at least a little bit easier? In theory you could invite all of your friends onto a specific server, and help them all get connected and using the app.
@deadsuperhero I didn't go that far. I just provided contact details and reassurance that I wasn't leaving Facebook because of them. They have my website, email, and phone number. If they want to, they can get in touch. If not, I have a life of my own to live.
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@deadsuperhero I didn't go that far. I just provided contact details and reassurance that I wasn't leaving Facebook because of them. They have my website, email, and phone number. If they want to, they can get in touch. If not, I have a life of my own to live.