@rauschma I am not remotely a “tech” type (this is easily my most geeky exercise). Though I have always enjoyed trying to figure out what experts (gardeners, mechanics, linguists etc) are talking about, and this is the best place for that particular hobby. When I first joined it was a bit intimidating as it seemed very coder/programmer-oriented (and I did get some gentle gate-keeping). Then I just started wandering around more, following #HashTags and making myself some interesting Lists. 🐘👑
@rauschma PS—I have learned a lot more about #OpenSource #InfoSec and #IOT just by lurking about on #Mastodon. I would urge my fellow non-techies to do the same—resist any initial frustration/fear (it might take a few weeks before basically grasping) and just lurk around;)