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I have news for you -- the public barely understands webbrowsers -- mostly not. Yes, we could take the time to explain that "the Internet" isn't just the web -
by schuyler2d 4y ago
I have news for you -- the public barely understands webbrowsers -- mostly not.
Yes, we could take the time to explain that "the Internet" isn't just the web -- but you'll just lose your original point.
I'd rather accept "Mastodon" as a (maybe temporary) moniker while we bootstrap familiarity.
The worst that happens is people ask if something else is "compatible with Mastodon" which may end being a good baseline anyway if Twitter or another company try an Embrace-and-extend move
- Cyberdog 4y agoIt's fine if the public barely understands web browsers, so long as they are not journalists or other people with a facade of seriousness and stature writing articles explaining how web browsers work and why they're better or worse than gopher browsers or whatever.
- BeetleB 4y ago> I have news for you -- the public barely understands webbrowsers -- mostly not. It's also fine if most of the public doesn't understand Mastodon.