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Re:Posts, profiles, and user search are now available withou... by JoshTriplett on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:37PM (#38740493)
> Mastodon puts too much onus on the user to pick a home server

So don't. There are multiple services you can pay a small fee to to host your own instance with only you on it.

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Re:Posts, profiles, and user search are now available withou... by Ombudsman on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:56PM (#38740617)
You don't see how that's an even larger barrier to entry than just picking an existing home server?
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Re:Posts, profiles, and user search are now available withou... by JoshTriplett on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:32PM (#38740818)
It could certainly be more user-friendly than it currently is, but no, I think it's more user-friendly than having to pick a home server and worry about whether you picked well.
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Re:Posts, profiles, and user search are now available withou... by anigbrowl on Friday December 22, 2023 @09:59PM (#38741230)
Mastodon evangelists just don't seem to get why nobody else shares their masochistic tastes. It's not terrible if you want something highly configurable but most social media users want to chat, not federate.
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