Nerds don't just want to teach people to swim. They want to teach them about hydrogen bonds and the mineral contents of the water, the processes of water treatment, and the technical requirements for a functional pool.

Nerds don't just want to teach people to drive. They want to teach them about the engine, the drive train, the underlying transportation infrastructure, and how to change their own oil and tires.

If you want people to swim or drive or use the fediverse you skip all that shit. Normal people do not care.

Stop being nerds.

[–] haverholm@kbin.earth 14 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Well, apparently you consider basic maintenance like changing tires superfluous to driving. Says all I need to know about your mindset on the other subjects.

Stop being ~~nerds~~ helplessly unskilled

FTFY

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The majority of people pay other people to do that stuff. Normal people don't care about your nerd shit.

I change my oil, oil filter, tires, battery, wipers, all that shit. It doesn't fucking matter though, it's all superfluous.

Stop. Being. Nerds. Just let people be basic, stop insisting that they know everything before they're allowed to drive.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Those other people are nerds too, now you're gonna tell them to stop being nerds ? Why should incompetent people be rewarded ?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 days ago

Rewarded?

This is about what is best for getting more people in into the fediverse. I'm telling people to stop being nerds and chasing normies away.

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