> I like this model, but there's still a bit of unwelcome friction there I remember being really frustrated and annoyed when I tried to sign up for Mastodon. T

> I like this model, but there's still a bit of unwelcome friction there I remember being really frustrated and annoyed when I tried to sign up for Mastodon. Trying to decide what instance to sign up with by looking at a list of possible instances, where they all look the same, and knowing basically nothing about how Masto even really worked was just stupid. Personally I think the federated model, as it has been implemented, is not a good solution. It just adds complexity and confusion.