actually finding people not on the same instance as me was a challenge
Here are some growing platforms that people are using. I feel that this one is the most viable long term, and so we should maintain a presence there in addition to whatever else we choose.
install an app and make an account
Discovery sucks out loud
Federation is all to often at the whims of some admin in a pissing match with another server
even when you know someone you want to follow locating their account is a hassle
it's slower than Bluesky to populate across federated instances
there isn't a good app design out there for free, , the web portal is inferior in both UX and UI to even Twitter
federation is all to often at the whims of some admin in a pissing match with another server,
The t×nkie problem is also pretty bad.
but you need to do the same for email…
there isn’t a good app design out there for free, the web portal is inferior in both UX and UI to even Twitter,
Programmers either don’t understand that “nice to look at and use” is actually a really important aspect of an app/program, or it’s a lot harder to do that well than it seems from the outside. I really don’t know. When it’s just one person making the whole thing, it makes sense that they split their work where they can.
An average user is not going to want to continually move around to keep themselves sane & safe.