Lauren WeinsteinDec 4, 2022
I had assumed that weaning myself off of #Twitter after 14 years (and a legacy blue check!) would be slow and painful. It's been the opposite. I check there maybe twice a day. And it's like a ghost town, a deserted alley with the stink of decay. My timeline is a pale shadow of what it was only a month ago as users move out. Most of my regular correspondents are already here on #Mastodon. Fascinating.
Show threadJari PennanenDec 4, 2022

@lauren @jeffjarvis Mastodon still can't handle influx of masses if suddenly 10 million more wanted to join.

There is no generic server which registration form one could point users to go. Main servers seem to have closed registration, and joining through joinmastodon.org is very confusing for regular people. It's like choosing your guild first, and then figuring out where the registration happens.

Mastodon could use more generic servers for those who are not in to guilds.

Show threadLauren WeinsteinDec 4, 2022
@Ciantic @jeffjarvis I've said this publicly before. The #Mastodon onboarding situation is a real problem, especially for nontechies without a lot of time to "research" all this. Frankly, I'd like to see a nonprofit create a quality onboarding and support structure, with some sort of membership fee involved to pay the bills. I realize this is controversial but I think it likely is necessary -- or else something else along these lines.
Show threadItzme2Dec 4, 2022
@lauren @Ciantic @jeffjarvis Agree. Would gladly pay for the privilege of viewing what intelligent, informed people create. Perhaps let individuals achieve the honor of not having to pay. Other site would have charged the Pope?
Show threadJari PennanenDec 4, 2022

@itzme2 @lauren @jeffjarvis I don't think it's going towards mandatory payment... Email analogy is very apt. Fediverse is open for all servers, even once with advertisements in their UI.

Any WordPress blog can be Fediverse server with your own domain and handles by installing an ActivityPub plugin. It's not great user experience for the WordPress person, but at least other can follow a blog from Mastodon.

At protocol level it's pretty easy, it's just pub/sub.

Show threadRob Gwin
@Ciantic @itzme2 @lauren @jeffjarvis In the early days of email most people got an account handed to them by their school or job. Maybe that's what needs to happen with Mastadon?
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