> They don't seem to understand that the average user doesn't find it easy to use. That's the biggest hint, but instead are acting like everyone is stupid but them.

In all fairness those were the exact same comments when people moved away from Digg to reddit, only in the opposite direction. History is just repeating itself.

I remember vividly when the digg exodus happened, I don't ever remember a single person complaining that reddit, nor digg, were too technical/difficult to understand/use.

Both sites you simply clicked the register link, input your username/pass/email then done. The fediverse does not have a clean onboarding that lends itself to comprehension by a regular non-technical person. It seems way over the head of your average user. I've tried to get friends to check out Lemmy and it's a solid no-go.

If you need an entire matrix of understanding of a concept before feeling comfortable to use it then it is simply too much cognitive friction.

> Both sites you simply clicked the register link, input your username/pass/email then done.

Which lemmy site have you used that was any more difficult than that? Click sign up, enter a username and password, and then you're done.

During the Digg migration, the main criticism I remember is that Reddit was ugly but still usable. For casual users of the fediverse, I think the criticism is that kbin, Lemmy, and Mastodon are actually too confusing to understand and therefore unusable, which is a key distinction.

> They don't seem to understand that the average user doesn't find it easy to use.

It's not just "average users" that don't find it easy. It's just more complicated - for everyone.

Funnily enough, clicking the link currently results in a very long load time followed by a 5xx error. Federated social media has more than just the "understanding" problem, and the problems also compound on top of each other nicely.