https://old.reddit.com/r/50501/comments/1jg6r8o/reddit_isnt_safe/mj6qhaw/?context=10000
Already signed up. Got the login verification email, followed through and did the security thing, “type the word from our sidebar below” passed all that and can not login.
I appreciate that but don’t bother. I tried with the instance listed in this post and still got the same login issues even after receiving the email to login and passing the security check etc. I deleted the app. I’ve tried enough times and never had any success so I won’t be trying again.
I think they signed up at 50501.chat.
It’s a shame that Lemmy is missing out on new users just due to signup issues.
Frankly? Good.
I hate to be the asshole, but if someone is either that stupid, or that unwilling to put in even the most basic effort, I don’t want them here.
My mom signed herself up for lemmy. In her early seventies, kinda ignorant of tech stuff, and did it all on her lonesome. So did my 12 year old niece. So did my cousin with Downs.
Yeah, a kid with downs syndrome could manage to sign up for lemmy. Didn’t need any help beyond “hey, hairball, which lemmy?”. That’s it. Just wanted to know what instance he should pick.
But he sure as fuck got logged in just fine.
So, when I see these people on reddit that can’t be bothered to do what you would do on any website that you have trouble logging into, I’m perfectly fine with them not being here. They aren’t going to be bringing anything useful with them at all.
I’m not sure, I’ve met some lovely people whose technical incompetence is nothing short of incredible. And if you try signing up for an instance you’ve been recommended and the sign-up process is broken, I understand that it can be disheartening.
Sure, Reddit is full of bad actors who just want to discredit alternatives, and clearly these people are not trying hard and they probably don’t completely understand what Lemmy is, but I think it’s still worth listening to their concerns.
At this point I’m willing to believe your mother and cousin with downs are both more likely to figure things out than the average 20-something, for the simple reason that they are not used to everything being so goddamn easy and not offering the slightest resistance. When you see the discourse on Reddit, a lot of people seem to be unaware of the difference between platforms and apps. Which shouldn’t be a problem, if they can contribute to a meaningful discussion about whatever they do have an interest in.
I have many people in my disability support groups I recommended lemmy too and they were unable to use it.
(Our disability comes with severe cognitive problems and reduced energy, and trying to sign up was too much)
Well, ngl, my disability/chronic pain support group doesn’t run high to cognitive troubles. There’s some, but it isn’t a majority.
That being said, the only questions I’ve had are where about which version of a community to use. Like how there’s a handful of C/s for a topic, which ones are worth using. Even the MS folks with significant brain fog haven’t expressed any issues getting started.
But it may be a thing where some cognitive issues are more likely to have trouble with the signup process than others, I dunno.
Our disease has quite a bit less functioning than MS as measured on bell spectrum.
And one of the main symptoms are cognitive processing issues. It’s to the point where some more severe folk can struggle putting sentences together.
Would you believe I just now noticed your user name?
Makes total sense now. I’ve known a few people dealing with it, and yeah, it would definitely be an impediment to run into delays and hassles signing up for anything. Hell, breathing can be a barrier with ME/CFS.
Wow, rare to run into someone ME aware in the wild. Thanks for understanding ❤️
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Oh no. Anyway.
Most of these people are too stupid or didn’t even try. No one cares blud
Who cares
