Luigi.exe (Dragonheart System)@Eeveecraft@dragonscave.space
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
It looks like you've been championing this issue for years now, but I didn't see any of the main people working on Mastodon address it. Is there a way you could get a direct response from them on why Mastodon.social (the instance they own) is the "default" instance on the app?
Glowing Cat of the Nuclear Wastelands@deathkitten@firetribe.org
@Eeveecraft@dragonscave.space the reason they give for defaulting to dot social in the app is they claim it's easier to guarantee a "good" mastodon experience for new users if they control the server they're recommending they sign up for. They don't want to take the time to vet what other servers are reliable to recommend. While I get their logic, I don't agree with it. I know a lot of people have a hard time picking a reliable server on their own (it's easier if you have friends already on an instance and you join them), and I've even moved servers a couple times because of reliability issues (I started this account on dot social before it was the default, transferred to a couple other masto servers before I moved to Firefish, which the flagship instance went down in flames, and I'm on my second misskey variant instance since). It takes time and effort to vet which servers are reliable with good moderation teams, and the mastodon team doesn't want to put their resources there, regardless of if they're right or wrong.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
