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@Gargron@mastodon.social @mcc@mastodon.social Yeah, people just bounce right off the "I have to pick a server?!" onboarding step.

Mastodon could have anticipated everyone's desires perfectly and It still wouldn't "win" because of that.

I don't know why that's so 🤯 for folks when it's the exact same thing as getting an email account BUT it IS and I think ALL decentralized systems are going to loose out to centralized ones until someone comes up with a solution.

FediThing :progress_pride:
@FediThing@social.chinwag.org

@masukomi@connectified.com @Gargron@mastodon.social @mcc@mastodon.social

If people can't cope with picking a social network server, how do they cope with picking a phone provider? Phones are federated and everyone uses them.

Obviously there's room for improvement in the process of picking a server, but it's kind of weird to say people will NEVER be able to cope with picking a server.

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social

@FediThing@social.chinwag.org @masukomi@connectified.com @mcc@mastodon.social I agree with you in principle, and e-mail/ISP is the correct way to conceptualize this to other people. But to play devil's advocate, most areas don't have more than 2-3 providers available to them, and there's a lot more review/comparison material available to them on the web and in traditional media. It is an unfortunate truth that for a brand new user, no matter how many signals we put on the screen, there is no way to make an informed choice until much later.

Mr. Funk E. Dude
@Mrfunkedude@mastodon.social

@Gargron@mastodon.social @FediThing@social.chinwag.org @masukomi@connectified.com @mcc@mastodon.social That makes me wonder…

Have you considered, or is it even possible to have an on boarding process where the country of origin is selected and nearby instances that have already agreed to accept newcomers are presented? That way it might reduce the amount of choice paralysis?