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Having to 'pick a server' is a huge barrier for regular folks joining Mastodon. You don't need that for Facebook, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky, etc. If there were
by JohnTHaller 2y ago
Having to 'pick a server' is a huge barrier for regular folks joining Mastodon. You don't need that for Facebook, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky, etc. If there were a huge well-funded and well-run default that people could optionally pick something different from, that would be another story.
- smcn 2y agoTruth social being an example of a Mastodon server that doesn’t market itself as being . Doesn’t federate either, and they’ve violated the license, but core concept is there to be copied.