Mariatta 🤦‍♀️ :python:Nov 7, 2022

Feels like such a hurdle coming to this platform. Steep learning curve and long onboarding process, compared to others.

Choosing an instance itself is too much overhead, causing decision fatigue, it becomes a barrier in participating in the space. Even now I'm feeling like maybe I'm "misplaced" 😟

But ... I will learn. Perhaps I need to actually use this platform exclusively in order to be immersed and exposed to all the features, and then maybe I'll learn to appreciate it.

Show threadJeff TriplettNov 7, 2022

@mariatta I feel this. It's a non-trivial adjustment for me and I had a five-year headstart but there are still growing pains. I think the graph of people we follow is what makes or breaks the experience.

I'm torn on staying on this instance or moving to my own which both feel somewhat problematic in some ways.

Show threadBrett CannonNov 7, 2022
@webology @mariatta I'm half tempted to follow @simon @jacob and @andrew down the self-hosting rabbit hole once https://masto.host/ is taking on new clients
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Show threadJeff TriplettNov 8, 2022
@brettcannon @mariatta @simon @jacob @andrew unless the UI changes it’s kind of a pain to reply to people from different servers. At least on desktop I get prompted for my account a half-dozen times a day even though I am replying from my timeline. So I suspect there are other annoyances.
Show threadjacobian
@webology @brettcannon @mariatta @simon @andrew weird, I’ve never had that issue (and by definition _everyone_ is on another instance for me)
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Show threadBrett CannonNov 8, 2022
@jacob @webology @mariatta @simon @andrew Never happened to me either
Show threadannaravenNov 8, 2022
@brettcannon @jacob @webology @mariatta @simon @andrew yeah it seems to work okay for me.