For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every “friend,” every creative work—
    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
      32·
      2 days ago

      Here’s how you get on Instagram or Reddit or whatever:

      1. Go to whatever app store you use
      2. download
      3. enter email, username, and password
      4. verification email

      You’re done. Your voyager link is not the whole process.

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        Lemmy can be as simple if not simpler than that:

        1. “Hey, Lemmy is a bit like Reddit, have a look at <link to your instance>”
          • they can have a browse, no download required
        2. If they want to join, enter email, username, and password
        3. Verification email
        • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          Email verification isn’t the issue. Every platform uses that. I’m saying the above is simpler than joining the fediverse and “getting around.”