Want to move on from Mastodon, but so confused on what platform to choose

(Somewhat of a rant)... #mastodon #microblogging

https://kbin.social/m/fediverse@lemmy.world/t/271686

Want to move on from Mastodon, but so confused on what platform to choose - fediverse - kbin.social

Recently I've dove a little deeper into the Fediverse. I began with Mastodon like many others and I'm ready to move on. Mastodon as a software in comparison to similar services in the Fediverse like Calckey/Firefish, Friendica, Misskey, etc. just isn't as good and the only thing it has going for it is an established user base...

I’m really beginning to see how the Fediverse can be complicated for new users

The fediverse is just the internet as it was designed to be. A network, not a broadcasting medium. A place for connecting people, not just consumers and corporations.

Choice means responsibility. It’s a feature, not a bug. But sure, it’s also paradoxical.

In answer to your question, I’d say just slow down a bit. Forget about self-hosting. Just pick a mainstream instance like this one and jump in. That’s what I did. You can make changes later as appropriate. That was impossible where you were before.

The Paradox of Choice - The Decision Lab

The paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice.

The Decision Lab
Honestly, while I love the ideology behind the Fediverse and Activity Pub, it seems like fragmentation is just getting worse and worse as it grows. The defederation drama and the forks upon forks of Misskey for instance is getting a little nuts. Maybe its just a transition period especially with the implosion of Reddit and Twitter, but its a concerning trend that is holding the system back in my opinion. I agree about the fediverse being more like internet as it should be though.

As I have learned more about the Fediverse, and begun exploring all its depths, I have similarly thought about that paradox between, as @[email protected] mentioned,

just the internet as it was designed to be. A network, not a broadcasting medium. A place for connecting people
versus the fragmentation we’re all seeing

It sucks, but as I see it it’s just kinda like the “growing pains” as we shift towards Web 3.0 and Decentralization, away from corporate overlords, figuring it all out communally, the balance between ourselves being monetized like the whole “If something is free, you are the product.” line gets at

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