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I feel like it's more convenience than simplicity that's the issue. Though, I'd argue that the whole federation thing is way more complicated than what most people would likely tolerate. I tried to explain it to my husband, and it was even hard to explain succinctly. Like, I'm sure someone has come up with a way to say it, but it's not as straightforward as you make it sound. At least, I don't think it is.
I always use the email analogy - you and a friend can be signed up with different providers but still communicate with each other. It's helped me explain the concept to a few people.
Same here! I'm always surprised by people now refusing to consider the idea, just wanting one universal company/service. It's like they can make room for email in their understanding, but can't do that again today. 🤷♀️
The email one is good. Someone I was explaining it to said "so it's like Napster for social media?". After thinking about it for a second I just said "yes! That's pretty close". It's not really like Napster, but that's a good enough analogy that they understood.