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> Everyone here knows how those alternatives work, but we’re unusual. I think you underestimate the average user. Most do know how e-mail, forums and instant m
by anoncake 7y ago
> Everyone here knows how those alternatives work, but we’re unusual.
I think you underestimate the average user. Most do know how e-mail, forums and instant messengers work. Those that don't will learn.
- ben_w 7y ago> Those that don't will learn. Sure. What’s the cost of learning? I have many examples of even smart people not knowing what tech can do. I’m still regularly blowing people’s minds with the AR mode in Google Translate, and the tech behind that is 8.5 years old now. This isn’t even a new phenomena — back when I was a kid all the adults joked about needing someone under the age of 14 to work the VCR and stop digital clocks flashing 12:00 forever. The jokes didn’t stop until VCRs stopped being a thing.
- anoncake 7y agoNot that high. People may not know what tech can do but they do know that tech can do the things Facebook does. Using separate services may be less convenient than something like Facebook (or would be if Facebook's UX wasn't horrible) but it isn't really harder. If Facebook gets replaced by another monolith, using it won't even be more inconvenient.