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Literally any effort at all is too hard for the majority of people. They want the smoothest experience possible, to never have to think.
It's not any harder than any other platform I've had to sign up for for the past 30 years. I have no idea why some of you think it's so difficult.
Did I say it was difficult? Nope!
These people are basically babies, they want everything spoonfed to them.
I don't think that's a problem of Fediverse
Sure it is. Think about email - the majority don't actually consciously pick pick an email service, they just get gmail by default and don't think about it. There's no "default" choice here, so they get confused and scared.
Yes, that's what I mean: the Fediverse implies a more conscious and deliberate use of social media. It's not intended for people who are more consumerist. So I don't think the Fediverse itself competes with proprietary social media. I think it's two different ways of using the Internet that are competing here.