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That was my experience, too. Just signing up was a pain, finding a server that was relevant was confusing. It reminded me of the old IRC days with different servers but a nicer UI.

To be fair, the server is mostly irrelevant since they’re all federated together (hence the “fed”iverse). But yes, I agree, it can be confusing for new users, especially for those who are less technical. It’s just an unfortunate side effect of being truly decentralized.

Mastodon will never be used by us or many of our acquaintances again. Background: Accounts are often deleted without reason. When filing an objection, no response is received. This is not what the future of social media should look like.

Mastadon is okay but it was far too confusing to sign up because of the varied and often topic/region specific servers. Maybe its changed since I joined a year or so back, I'd hope so for their sake. Bluesky was far more straightforward, making it easier for those less tech savvy to enroll.

Mastodon and the all Fediverse are great ideas, but at the moment the way it works and the registration process is not easy enough for the mass population.