I don't know about Mastodon, but Friendica has been a smashing success from my perspective. My feed is full of interesting people, many of whom are on Mastodon.

I don't know about Mastodon, but Friendica has been a smashing success from my perspective. My feed is full of interesting people, many of whom are on Mastodon. It doesn't have to be for everybody; it's pretty good the way it is. That said, I think a Fediverse account should be standard with an ISP account just like email. Pay your ISP to maintain the server just like they maintain everything else you already you already use. And if you use your account for threats and harassment, your ISP knows who you are.