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It's nice, but I find myself saying "Don't care" to most of the questions, and I've got a huge list of instances as a result. I still can't really say for sure
by falkd 4y ago
It's nice, but I find myself saying "Don't care" to most of the questions, and I've got a huge list of instances as a result. I still can't really say for sure I'd be picking one I wouldn't regret picking later.
I think the biggest questions I'd have are:
- How do I know an instance is trustworthy and the mods behave professionally?
- How do I know an instance isn't going to go down and lose my account?
It seems like there's this "local community" idea where when you join a server, it's like a mini-twitter in its own right. It's a cool idea, but then it seems like part of the decision of which instance to join should be whether you feel like that local community is a good fit for you?
- KerrAvon 4y agoI really think this a less impactful decision than people seem to think unless your interests are extremely narrow. If you can’t decide, pick mastodon.social for a start. It’s extremely well moderated (from Germany) and has a diverse set of users. And you get to interact with people from other instances anyway.
- timmytokyo 4y agoExcept that you can't currently create new accounts on mastodon.social.
- pwinnski 4y agoNot allowing new signups.