With previous Rexit’s like the API debarcle etc. many users were left looking for an alternative, but with decision fatigue and bad UX etc. most did not find the Fediverse a viable option.

What needs to still improve, how can we be ready this time?

  • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
    18·
    2 days ago

    I have never understood the importance of choosing an instance, especially at the beginning. Sign up for any one, try it for a while and if you need to change later, you can do so without problems.

    On sites like mastodon where followers are essential it can be a problem, in lemmy where karma is not even accumulated, changing servers does not make you lose more than the 5 minutes it takes you to do it

      • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        I have changed instances several times and it seems to me to be the simplest mechanism humanly imaginable.

    • Vittelius@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      For new users the local feed is the recommendation algorithm. If you are on a instance that caters to your interests you will discover stuff that interests you there automatically. If you’re not, then you might conclude, that Lemmy has nothing for you and bounce off the platform entirely. This is especially true if you are looking for non-English content.

      The paradoxical situation with federation and instances is that those least likely to understand it are among the more likely to profit from it if they did.