• ezmack@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The sign up process is just too confusing for most people too. I tried evangelizing it when musk took over and that was everyones response. Need like a temporary instance for new accounts that you can transfer out of once you’ve got your sea legs

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      1 year ago

      The only thing complicated about signing up for Mastodon (and Lemmy) is choice of instance.

      Some people need that choice made for them, even though it does not practically matter. Most instances federate with content on other instances and it is possible to migrate your content to an new instance if you change your mind in the future.

      Fortunately there are regional instances for both for me so it was pretty much a no-brainer for me to use aus.social and aussie.zone

    • justhach@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I really dont get this “Lemmy/Mastodon is sooooo haaaaard to sign up for”. I’m a barely technoliterate 30 something who’s closest thing to coding knowledge is the Missingno cheat in Pokemon Blue, and I figured it out. Its not that hard.

      Like, the instances/server thing is the only real extra step you have in signing up, but besides that, its like signing up for any other website.

      • zeggs@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        not that hard, yes

        but not simple enough to sign up without using your brain cells.