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0 pointsdistcs3y ago0 comments

The average joe can just sign up for https://mastodon.social/ can't they? How is it really more difficult than signing up for Twitter or Facebook?

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dymk3y ago· 2 in thread

If you can figure out that’s the “main” server to go sign up on, sure.

With Facebook and Twitter there is no question where to go sign up. That’s less clear with Mastodon. Simply knowing one has a choice of servers will turn some away.

distcsOP3y ago

Ok! Granted there is some effort to figure out which server to choose. Isn't everything as easy as Twitter after that?

Arguably, it is even easier than Twitter because what really happens on Twitter these days is you sign up for an account, follow a few people, make a few posts and then suddenly find yourself to be blocked due to suspicious behavior. Mastodon is free of this nonsense so arguably Mastodon is easier to use?

dymk3y ago

It's still harder to use even once you're signed up. I'm not able to click on a user's profile and see their posts, unless I go directly to the server that their account is on.

That's presumably a setting configured on my particular instance, but it's just weird.

jacooper3y ago

No, not currently. Official mastodon servers are filled to the brim.

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