CyberTailor@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYour explanation of federation that it "works like email" will be misunderstoodtransfem.socialexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: fediverse
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkYour explanation of federation that it "works like email" will be misunderstoodtransfem.socialCyberTailor@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fediverse
The linked post shows how most non-tech people’s understanding of email is very very different from most of the people here.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-21 month agoIt’s also not even close to how email works and plenty of people use email apps that aren’t tied to a provider.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe app I’m using today has nothing to do with the instance I use. Just like email… clients just speak a protocol, and use a particular manner of presentation.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s literally my point. Most people know that email isn’t tied to a provider app.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWoosh! Your point went right over my head there! Hahaha, my bad
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoApparently I phrased it badly because every vote on it is down lol. So it’s probably my bad.
It’s also not even close to how email works and plenty of people use email apps that aren’t tied to a provider.
The app I’m using today has nothing to do with the instance I use.
Just like email… clients just speak a protocol, and use a particular manner of presentation.
That’s literally my point.
Most people know that email isn’t tied to a provider app.
Woosh! Your point went right over my head there! Hahaha, my bad
Apparently I phrased it badly because every vote on it is down lol.
So it’s probably my bad.