The linked post shows how most non-tech people’s understanding of email is very very different from most of the people here.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    15 hours ago

    Nerds don’t just want to teach people to swim. They want to teach them about hydrogen bonds and the mineral contents of the water, the processes of water treatment, and the technical requirements for a functional pool.

    Nerds don’t just want to teach people to drive. They want to teach them about the engine, the drive train, the underlying transportation infrastructure, and how to change their own oil and tires.

    If you want people to swim or drive or use the fediverse you skip all that shit. Normal people do not care.

    Stop being nerds.

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      12 hours ago

      Nerds don’t just want to teach people to swim. They want to teach them about hydrogen bonds and the mineral contents of the water, the processes of water treatment, and the technical requirements for a functional pool.

      And I think that’s beautiful. There is nothing like watching someone explain something they’re passionate about.

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        12 hours ago

        There’s something wrong with hurting other people’s ability to access the fediverse with insufferable nerd explanations that have nothing to do with posting.

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      Well, apparently you consider basic maintenance like changing tires superfluous to driving. Says all I need to know about your mindset on the other subjects.

      Stop being nerds helplessly unskilled

      FTFY

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        12 hours ago

        The majority of people pay other people to do that stuff. Normal people don’t care about your nerd shit.

        I change my oil, oil filter, tires, battery, wipers, all that shit. It doesn’t fucking matter though, it’s all superfluous.

        Stop. Being. Nerds. Just let people be basic, stop insisting that they know everything before they’re allowed to drive.