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12 years ago. Wonder what Lemmy will look like in 12 years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like the explanation using email as an example works pretty well. Most people understand how different emails from different providers can communicate, but their account is hosted on one platform.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even better is to talk about phone carriers, because people seem to know those better than emails these days. "Just because your phone is using Carrier A doesn't mean you can't call your friends on Carriers B and C"