I think people who want to signup for something will not ask this many questions, they will just jump in. These are often just excuses to stay complacent on Reddit.

Edit: they signed up! They were just being analytical I guess.

  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    The problem is that those redditors are basically whining and demanding the impossible - an explanation that is, at the same time: comprehensive, newbie-friendly, accurate, and succinct.

    (Note that I’m not even talking about 100WattWalrus individually, but the redditors as a collective thing.)

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      It’s definitely a concern. People ask these questions about Lemmy, but no one asks how the horizontal scaling of Twitter functions and then complains that your explanation is too technical.

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        Yes, it is. And more importantly, it’s a collective problem: user A (like that one) wants a technical explanation, you give it, then user B complains that it’s too technical or too verbose or “ackshyually this is inaccurate”.

        I feel like the best approach might be a mix. Basically, what people have been already doing to advertise Lemmy there.