I don’t know about the average person but certainly enough people yes! But most don’t try unless they have a bit of encouragement and community

I’m actually surprised at how many people will say they think Lemmy is unuseable. I have found that instead of explaining the fediverse they respond better to “it’s Reddit but better because it’s not beholden to any company or country” or something similar

I don’t know if you’re in contact with HiddenStill@lemmy.blahaj.zone (or HiddenStill on Reddit) but she’s also a great person to consult with as things grow over here, although I doubt she’ll want to mod

I do not want to mod but I do want to help by sharing my comments on posts and such. I've spent a lot of time on the other sub and think it's an amazing resource but am moving to the fediverse.

I went to Dr. Bank a few years ago. Can maybe write up some info or offer to answer questions anybody has. Also booked for Jumaily this year.

Thanks for making this space. I really don't want to be a mod in any way and so was reluctant to make it. I'd rather build things for people.

Nice to see the EU joining in

This is so encouraging imo thank you

Yes this was basically exactly what I was thinking! It's very reassuring to hear that could be possible in the real world and not just in my head :D

Okay that's rad. I'd been privately thinking of something similar to that myself but I'm new to the fediverse and didn't know whether it was possible. If it's like what I'm thinking you're suggesting that would solve a HUGE issue in our community for balancing visibility (to help others and give information) with privacy (to support each other and avoid bigots). Centralized social media/messaging platforms have never prioritized this need in their design so we are always switching between apps to fulfill either function.

Thanks! She’s submitted an application to join blahaj and I’ve also pointed her to this post

She’s submitted an application to blahaj to join and I pointed her to this thread

Yeah I agree. It’s progress and personally I’m very impressed by lemmy. It feels good to get connected with people who are charting paths forward in this environment.

It sucks but historically trans people have always been a bit underground by necessity and needing to find solutions outside the mainstream (in the case of the fediverse maybe one day it will be mainstream). And a lot of us do work in tech, can help those who aren’t as savvy out. We were always active on irc and Usenet back in the day

I think at the end of the day it’s good we’re working on this now because if things go downhill fast we can minimize our losses

That's an awesome response tbh and clears up some of my questions I didn't even know I had too

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