[jaredcwhite]

I don't know who these "people" are you are referring to, and these days the barrier to entry is quite low. I've helped people join a Mastodon instance and set up their profile and follow a few people in a matter of minutes. Whether they have any interest in continuing after that point is entirely up to them and their particular interests.

We haven't even begun to see the total possible size of ActivityPub-based social networking. The social web is in its infancy. Let's revisit this conversation in 10-20 years.

[smcn]

> I've helped people join a Mastodon instance and set up their profile and follow a few people in a matter of minutes.

That you had to do this is the issue that I'm talking about.

[jaredcwhite]

And here I thought the point of "social" media is to be, y'know, social and all.

[smcn]

Absolutely is but if onboarding requires help from a human then there is work to be done.