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.

      • 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.”

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      8 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