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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

When email came out the alternative product was the post office or a fax machine. Even though configuring a client was difficult for some, instant digital messaging communication was new. It was a BIG motivator for people to either figure it out, or hire someone like me to figure it out for them.

People are comparing Mastodon to Twitter, a fairly similar core product. The gap between email and mail was much wider.