Gregory's Server
@rauschma
> I often read that Mastodon is too complicated for “normal” people.
It's worth questioning that statement a little, to find out *what* the specific person finds to be too complicated.
When I've done so, it doesn't seem to be about the sign-up process (easy enough) or the user interface.
No, what they seem to describe is: Twitter and Instagram and Facebook just immediately start shoving posts in my face, whatever choices I make. But Mastodon doesn't do that, and that confuses me.
It will often be described in different terms, like "how do I find anyone?" (implying that corporate platforms just thrust people at you, un-asked); "how do I search?" (implying that corporate platforms unilaterally have a copy of all posts to search); "it seems so quiet" (implying that corporate platforms are an unending deluge of posts).
All of these are not user interface differences; they are differences in how Mastodon is intended to be used.
Maybe it's okay to be different.
@rauschma