Y E S J 🐸 H NJul 27, 2023

bluesky user complains about mastodon: it should not take rocket science just to join a social media.

bluesky: no media tabs, no videos, no gifs, no bookmarks, racism allowed, no report option categories, block and mute list publicly available in the user profile, mayo is a slur, no manual content warnings, moderation powered by AI, no polls, no pinned posts, no privacy setting, slow app.

mastodon: choose an instance 😩

Show threadPaulJul 27, 2023
@yesjohn Ok, but honestly, even if it goes against some peoples' abstract decentralization goals:
Let's kill this argument. Choosing an instance actually sucks.
Let's promote a few champions you can join without thinking too much.
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@yesjohn I'm still hesitant about switching to chaos.social because I'm not sure about #fedipact yet. You have to have pretty good knowledge about how an instance is run in order to not get burned. It's either doing a lot of work now or a pretty good chance of getting disappointed later. Neither is great.
Jul 27, 2023 at 1:39pmtooot
Show threadPaulJul 27, 2023
@yesjohn This is why I'm *mostly* happy with the way mastodon.social is being promoted (though other instances should get a share as well).
Somebody who isn't affiliated with any group running an instance yet should get a general-purpose instance to just use.
Having to wonder "hmm, do I care enough about coffee to join coffee.social?" feels kind of silly.
Show threadPaulJul 27, 2023
@yesjohn The #bluesky story is simple: "Go to bsky.app". The #mastodon story can be equally simple: "Go to mastodon.social".
Show threadPaulJul 27, 2023
#joinmastodon (.org) is great, but it makes you think too much.