[rakoo]

I understand what you mean and I fully agree. We want everyone to get rid of capitalist networks, take matter in their hands and decide by themselves. It's not far from democracy actually. But it's totally true that doing so takes time and energy that only a minority possesses, and learning how to use the fediverse is an activity itself.

But contrary to what you say, there is an ever growing amount of resources and orgs that take the active role of welcoming and guiding people into the network. This is where change happens: by teaching others, by taking time with them, by showing them, opening an account for them, having a space where they can come. It takes a lot of time and it's why the growth of open networks isn't as fast, but it's ok because that's not the point. The point is to make it together. It's not a technical problem, it's a social problem, and we're going to solve it with social solutions, not more javascript.

So, yes, it is only self-learnable by an elite. But no, it doesn't mean it is only for the elite. It just means tech isn't the only way.