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[โ€“] DemBoSain@midwest.social 15 points 2 days ago (11 children)

I'll say it again and again and again:

The fediverse is hamstrung by the need to choose a specific server.

I remember trying to help people join Mastodon when Musk bought Twitter. Every question I heard was about picking a server.

What's a server?

Why do I have to pick a server?

How do I pick a server?

Then there were the more thoughtful questions.

What happens if the server I chose goes down?

What happens if someone chooses the same user name as mine on a different server?

Mastodon, Lemmy, etc. won't get mainstream traction until someone solves this simple hurdle.

[โ€“] Codeschubse@ohai.social -4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

@DemBoSain @Sunshine you're like my dog on walkies.

What's a tree?
Why do I have to pick a tree?
How do I pick a tree?
What happens if the tree I pick suddenly moves?
What happens if there's already another dog at that tree?

Jokes aside โ€” as long as people desperately try to see problems where there in fact aren't any, people will have problems.

And no, explaining the fediverse to newcomers isn't a problem. Never was, unless people wanted it to be, so they have an excuse to join bluesky.

[โ€“] DemBoSain@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

First of all, please read my comment again. These aren't my comments, these are questions from other people. I have a Mastodon account. I've had one since Musk bought Twitter, and the one I have now isn't my original. Because I moved servers and didn't have a problem doing that.

Second, grow up. You're ridiculing people who have used Facebook since it opened up to non-students. And some of these are valid concerns. For some people they're deal-breakers, and they should be addressed of we want the fediverse to grow.

[โ€“] Codeschubse@ohai.social -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@DemBoSain so the restaurant industry is hamstrung by people having to choose a certain restaurant if they what to go out eating. Do you sometimes read that stuff that you're posting?

People managed to choose phone or computer to buy. Then they managed to choose an internet provider. Both are way, waaaay more difficult and complicated than choosing a fediverse server.

People would manage to choose one as well. They decide to choose evil companies like bluesky voluntarily. Very much so.

[โ€“] DemBoSain@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Holy shit. These are REAL WORLD EXAMPLES. goodbye.

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