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@ApostateEnglishman @catraxx I tried to explain the boosting to her and she lashed out that she didn't want people "stealing" her content.

I think a lot of why people stick with the tech companies is that they say all the things people want to hear while doing whatever they want on the back end because they know how people don't understand tech and feel overwhelmed by the idea of it.

And yes, the boosting is how I find so many cool threads and people on here.

@ApostateEnglishman @catraxx Basically, same as with anything. People will accept a scam if it is user friendly even if they're told that a few extra steps would protect them and gain more of what they want.

We didn't argue but my opinion of her slipped dramatically especially because she runs an indie publishing house for LGBTQ+ and other voices.

She is overwhelmed by the work and so social media is something that she wants to be easy. At the same time, I think she'd get more mileage here.

@ApostateEnglishman @catraxx I have had someone explain and it comes down to the bar having been brought low with the user friendly front end experiences of mainstream social media of the last decade or so.

The person I talked to can't see all the backend awfulness but she finds Meta products easier to use to get immediate eyes on her posts.

Mastodon took too much time to learn and she didn't get immediaite interaction so it was "too complicated".