I can't possibly be the first one to mention this, but when I look at all the folks flocking to
#Bluesky, I get a bit sad. Bluesky is based on venture capital and it will eventually disappoint them all (after harvesting their details, which it has already started doing).
The only real barrier that stops people coming to
#Mastodon instead is the need to pick a server and the fact that the app isn't called the same thing as the platform.
I know a lot of you would like Mastodon to stay niche, but I think we need to offer the world an alternative to the corporate internet, just like the Linux universe and developments like
#LibreOffice are offering people a way out of the MicroSoft monopoly.
Is someone working on an app that has Mastodon in the name and that helps you to pick a server? Not a 'how to' page but an app that just gets you up and running like the corporate apps? If we make the sign up process easy, they will come.
#fediverse #easeofuse #FOSS #decentralisation
