Eugen Rochko@Gargron@mastodon.social
@mcc@mastodon.social Perhaps. Bluesky also didn't bother with decentralization when it launched, skipping past the hard problems of onboarding and discovery that are unique to decentralized systems. Sure, no normal person cares about "decentralization"... until another billionaire buys your favourite platform and turns it into a right-wing propaganda machine.
LillyLyle/Count Melancholia@LillyHerself@mastodon.social
@Gargron@mastodon.social @mcc@mastodon.social A big problem was the "advanced" UI being the default when people signed up. ➡
️ I hope that's been changed now!
At least half my contacts took one look at that UI and fled to BlueSky.
It's better to give newcomers a more normal interface at the beginning.
Additionally, those who were used to compulsively quote posting everything felt hand-tied. I personally think it's better without, but for several of my friends it was a game breaker.