minus-squareWatermark710@piefed.socialtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How to explain to a tech illiterate how Mastodon works?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoI’m not “tech illiterate” by any means, but this whole federated thing took me a bit to get my head wrapped around. I get it now, it’s basically just a bunch of content aggregators in a trench coat, and it doesn’t matter which one you sign up for. It’s like signing up for Facebook, and getting access to Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and every other social media site in one place. linkfedilink
I’m not “tech illiterate” by any means, but this whole federated thing took me a bit to get my head wrapped around.
I get it now, it’s basically just a bunch of content aggregators in a trench coat, and it doesn’t matter which one you sign up for.
It’s like signing up for Facebook, and getting access to Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and every other social media site in one place.