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This might be a hot take but...
Is the interface really that terrible? I feel that if it were as easily accessible aa reddit or even facebook then we would be bombarded with so many brain dead posts by users who don't understand how to get through a computer and therefore the quality of posting and discussion goes way down.
I'm probably wrongly stereotyping and judging here but I had to say it.
The structure of the interface isn't bad, but I've encountered a lot of issues stemming from mistakes as novice as ID collisions. It works on phones, but it doesn't look great. At best, it keeps itself simple, which is a positive.
It seems like a win but tech-literate is not equal to smart. Let's say we want advice about cars. Now all the older mechanics who are very smart and technical with cars but not as much with computers won't bring their expertise here. I really want Lemmy to take off. I think it is a good replacement for the scrolling and time-wasting that Reddit provides but I'm worried it will never be a useful resource the same way Reddit is. I think a lot would need to change for that to happen.