"Mastodon is confusing to use" is something I didn't quite get. I just got a mastodon.social account for lack of any alternative. When I'm on a different server, it presents me with the "enter your home server" if I want to interact. People can understand the difference between @gmail.com and @yahoo.com email addresses.
Is there a list of specific difficulties or speed bumps somewhere? All the articles I can find are just vague "it's too complicated" or list choosing a server as the main prob.
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@AlSweigart Just watch anyone not technical try to sign up without guidance/help. I am constantly bombarded by confused new users who don't know how to login or find people or know what a "home server" is.
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They don't know how to log in? What does that mean exactly?
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@negative12dollarbill @AlSweigart Watch them sign up, not understand/remember what server they registered on and months later when Elon upsets them again, watch them try to log in.
Rather than collecting shared anecdotes though, I would recommend simply watching people who you know are not technical try to use this stuff without intervention. Bonus points if you don't mention there's a website/websites for Mastodon and don't include hints that it's not just an app.
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