Suggesting Gemini or Gopher to someone looking for a Chrome alternative, or suggesting Markdown and Git to someone looking for a Wordpress alternative, is like suggesting a bicycle to someone looking for a car alternative.
Yes, it's technically possible that it will solve their problem - but more likely than not, it is completely the wrong thing to recommend because it isn't even the same *kind* of thing.
Please, when recommending 'alternatives' to people, don't just assume that because you personally like something, it's a good recommendation - actually make the effort to understand what someone is asking for, which may not even be something you've ever needed!
(And I say this as someone without a car, with a bicycle, and who uses Git and Markdown for their blog, so don't bother with the "you just don't understand how much better it is" please.)
@joepie91 I feel like it out of those three comparisons, the bike one is by far the most realistic 😄
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yep
a gemini recc for someone who is unhappy with chrome is even "this is a completely different class of thing" than markdown for wordpress (you fundamentally, no matter what, cannot access your bank's website over gemini, no matter how willing to learn you would be or how willing to change your workflow you are (other than "don't use the recommendation"))