[presbyterian]

I agree, and I used to hold that against the fediverse, but now I kinda consider it a feature and not a bug. It's not hard to use, it's just a learning curve. Once you've learned it, it's very straightforward. So far in my experience, this has lead to an overall higher quality in posting and a general decrease in spam, because the people there are those who were willing to put in the effort of learning it.

[I_am_uncreative]

So what you're saying is that it basically acts like the old Internet, where the requirement of being able to read instructions acted as a filter against stupidity?

[xmprt]

Are there any good guides to learning it?

[cpach]

This might be a useful starting point: https://jointhefediverse.net/learn