• Autonomous User@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Seems elitist to say people can’t get two apps. Surprised to see this called lunacy, so it’s good I commented to see this response.

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      5 months ago

      I don’t think it’s downloading apps that is hard necessarily, but there are a few big barriers getting in the way for casual users to run a self-hosted FOSS solution:

      • seeing a problem with their current way of doing things
      • knowing other options exist
      • having the confidence to feel like setup won’t be a headache, or that maintenance won’t be a problem with their non-tech background

      I think its pretty understandable that a normal person would preference “one simple app” than a DIY 2 app system when you consider the above.