If you're recommending Mastodon and the wider Fediverse to organisations, friends, family or colleagues, don't worry if they say no.
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If you're recommending Mastodon and the wider Fediverse to organisations, friends, family or colleagues, don't worry if they say no. You have done something really important simply by making them aware of it as an option.
Most people and organisations don't immediately try stuff they hear about. Usually they need to hear it mentioned by a few different sources before they actually try it.
By being one of those sources, you're nudging them closer to actually trying it
@FediTips Every couple of weeks, I drop the same invite link to social.linux.pizza in my friend group, haha.
Still 0/5, no one’s joined yet!
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If you're recommending Mastodon and the wider Fediverse to organisations, friends, family or colleagues, don't worry if they say no. You have done something really important simply by making them aware of it as an option.
Most people and organisations don't immediately try stuff they hear about. Usually they need to hear it mentioned by a few different sources before they actually try it.
By being one of those sources, you're nudging them closer to actually trying it
Sad thing is ... too many people don't want to just communicate with like minded people, gain knowledge or just have a chat ... they are so mean, unloved and miserable, they want to make everybody else miserable too ...
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If you're recommending Mastodon and the wider Fediverse to organisations, friends, family or colleagues, don't worry if they say no. You have done something really important simply by making them aware of it as an option.
Most people and organisations don't immediately try stuff they hear about. Usually they need to hear it mentioned by a few different sources before they actually try it.
By being one of those sources, you're nudging them closer to actually trying it
When I mention Mastodon to a friend or writer, I always suggest a couple of instances to check out, so they don't just land on .social out of not knowing others exist
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Sad thing is ... too many people don't want to just communicate with like minded people, gain knowledge or just have a chat ... they are so mean, unloved and miserable, they want to make everybody else miserable too ...
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When I mention Mastodon to a friend or writer, I always suggest a couple of instances to check out, so they don't just land on .social out of not knowing others exist
You'll know your audience best, but just in case this helps at all, I've done a site at https://fedi.garden which tries to make it as easy as possible to sign up (and it doesn't list mastodon.social).
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@FediTips Every couple of weeks, I drop the same invite link to social.linux.pizza in my friend group, haha.
Still 0/5, no one’s joined yet!
They need to hear it from other people too, there's only so much one person can do. But you've done your bit!
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If you're recommending Mastodon and the wider Fediverse to organisations, friends, family or colleagues, don't worry if they say no. You have done something really important simply by making them aware of it as an option.
Most people and organisations don't immediately try stuff they hear about. Usually they need to hear it mentioned by a few different sources before they actually try it.
By being one of those sources, you're nudging them closer to actually trying it
@FediTips years ago, a small-business class prof said studies show folks need to hear about a new product about 7 times before they engage/buy/shop. It’s ok to be one of the 7 or whatever. I also mutter ‘yeah, fedi doesn’t do that’ offline and online.
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@FediTips years ago, a small-business class prof said studies show folks need to hear about a new product about 7 times before they engage/buy/shop. It’s ok to be one of the 7 or whatever. I also mutter ‘yeah, fedi doesn’t do that’ offline and online.
That definitely rings true!
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Some certainly want to be fed lies and propaganda and told what to believe, do and say ... saves them thinking ...
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I think it's one of those things where people think they are choosing something, but when they're given a chance to properly try an alternative a lot of people do switch to the alternative.
Like... a lot of people eat junk food, but if they're given easy access to high quality tasty food a lot will switch.
It's easy to get stuck in a certain way if those are the only options available to you.
I'm not saying it'll work for everyone, but I think it's worth trying
