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Anyone who says mastodon is too hard for normal people should be asked to explain how 78% of Americans use online banking. Have you ever tried to use your bank’s website/app? Is mastodon really harder than that?
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/banking-trends-and-statistics/#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%2078%25%20of,prefer%20to%20bank%20in%20person.
@fraying people will go through hell to get to their money
@heckseven Yeah, it’s more of a “have to” then a “want to”, and then it’s fewer interactions.
Plus there are more options for interacting. In person, mobile app, phone, ATM.
@jollyrogue @heckseven @fraying Yup. I wrote up a big list in
https://social.coop/@brainwane/110660858010557784
of the many, many infrastructural reasons that a person choosing a bank and onboarding has far more of a supported experience than a person choosing a Fediverse instance and onboarding. Like, you can get an account in person, and there are paid tech support people you can call, and they send you "how to sign up for online banking and use it" print pieces along with your monthly bank statement.