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> This kind of friction at even getting started doesn’t bode well for Mastodon’s success - forcing people to pick a server: how do they choose? This is exactly
by hk__2 4y ago
> This kind of friction at even getting started doesn’t bode well for Mastodon’s success - forcing people to pick a server: how do they choose?
This is exactly the same thing as creating an email address, and as far as I know no-one is complaining because they have to choose a server/domain to use.
- skissane 4y agoMost people get given an email by their workplace, school or ISP. Or there are big corporations like Google and Microsoft offering them (for free and paid). None of that is true for Mastodon now, which makes it not “exactly the same thing” at all
- vidarh 4y agoPeople used to have problems with this ca. 25 years ago (I ran an ISP back then, and it was difficult for people). It took a couple of years and then enough knowledge had diffused to enough people that anyone who struggled just asked a friend and got walked through it. If Mastodon is successful the same thing will happen again.