I think my point was missed. I was using “I” but my writing was a user story.

I’m talking about why adoption for fediverse platforms falters - especially for those coming from very slick, big money, apps with a whole team or teams focused on on-boarding.

IE. It’s not a user-centric experience (yet) - but we also don’t need teams focused on onboarding. Just small tweaks.

Like a lot of fediverse experiences - the initial need to pick a server is deeply problematic for new users.

Why pick one server over the other? How do get I, (pretending) as someone with no idea about the fediverse, get informed about this choice.

If I take a gamble, then I can’t log in using my mastodon account. Then the login fails with others.

I was happy to persevere, my partner not so much.

The thing is that picking a sever is kind of neat but it’s so tech-centric at the moment when it should be community-centric. A quick blurb about the community and their vibe/ideology would go a long way. Maybe a quick preview of some random content? Instead we’re playing a guessing game with a url.

But hey, it’s early days and these things will improve because we can all pitch in to help be the change.

I read the article. It’s not huge on details, but it sounds like an exec, somehow unaware of the exploitative nature of the business, extrapolated that a living wage equated to a slippery slope of luxury living arrangements.

I’m deeply disappointed the world probably won’t see UBI in my lifetime; we need it now more than ever for everyone.

The disconnect between the have-lots and everyone else is increasingly wild.