[itslennysfault]

As a VERY technical user. I STILL have these same problems.

I've tried to join Mastodon at least a dozen times in the past few years, and every time I get stuck at step one (which server should I choose). Every server has a vibe of its own and joining one feels like an endorsement of it, and because the server name is part of your handle that endorsement follows you all over the fediverse.

If I feel this confused. I can't imagine what a non-technical user would feel. It's a fatal flaw and I don't know how they overcome it.

That said, I finally joined today at https://c.im

I chose it because it's short and that means I get a short @c.im handle. We'll see how this plays out (most likely with me not even using it tbh)